Xavier Malisse vs Tomas Berdych — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · ATP · Quarter-final
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 1 August 2010
hard
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Malisse X.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Berdych T.
Malisse X.
6362
Berdych T.
4621

Xavier Malisse defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in defending last year's quarter-final. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-08Rome MastersR32clayTomas Berdych6-2 6-1
2006-01-02AdelaideSFhardXavier Malisse6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Malisse X.Berdych T.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.8
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (168 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Berdych T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
82
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
98
Break points won·Clear edge
52
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
85

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Nalbandian D.
Baghdatis M.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Baghdatis M.
Malisse X.
6-27-64
Nalbandian D.
Cilic M.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-646-4
Nalbandian D.
Simon G.
3-66-26-3
Baghdatis M.
Verdasco F.
7-636-4
Malisse X.
Berdych T.
6-43-66-2
R16
Nalbandian D.
Chiudinelli M.
6-16-0
Verdasco F.
Sweeting R.
6-47-5
Simon G.
Roddick A.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Fish M.
6-44-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Marchenko I.
6-36-756-3
Tipsarevic J.
Falla A.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Golubev A.
6-35-77-5
Malisse X.
Isner J.
6-43-67-65
R32
Isner J.
De Bakker T.
7-667-68
Marchenko I.
Gulbis E.
6-11-0
Golubev A.
Vliegen K.
6-27-67
Baghdatis M.
Zeballos H.
7-637-65
Falla A.
Hewitt L.
7-53-2
Tipsarevic J.
Querrey S.
7-636-3
Berdych T.
Tursunov D.
7-624-66-1
Malisse X.
Benneteau J.
7-56-4
Verdasco F.
Berrer M.
4-67-57-66
Roddick A.
Zemlja G.
6-46-4
Sweeting R.
Llodra M.
6-46-2
Fish M.
Troicki V.
6-46-3
Cilic M.
Istomin D.
6-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Wawrinka S.
6-16-3
Chiudinelli M.
Stepanek R.
6-16-3
Simon G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-2
R64
Vliegen K.
Gasquet R.
6-3
De Bakker T.
Lacko L.
5-76-36-3
Chiudinelli M.
Dabul B.
7-636-2
Falla A.
Lu Y.
7-56-1
Tipsarevic J.
Clement A.
6-46-0
Zeballos H.
Przysiezny M.
3-67-656-4
Marchenko I.
Schuettler R.
6-43-66-4
Sweeting R.
Blake J.
3-66-36-4
Berrer M.
Beck K.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Gabashvili T.
5-77-56-4
Malisse X.
Giraldo S.
4-66-36-4
Zemlja G.
Becker B.
6-26-3
Kunitsyn I.
Nishikori K.
6-26-3
Nalbandian D.
Ram R.
6-46-0
Istomin D.
Mayer L.
6-45-77-65
Troicki V.
Kim K.
6-16-2