Xavier Malisse vs Bjorn Phau — Chennai Quarter-final

Chennai · ATP · Quarter-final
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2011
hard
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Malisse X.
6-0 6-2
Phau B.
Malisse X.
662
Phau B.
02–

Xavier Malisse defeated Bjorn Phau 6-0 6-2 in the Chennai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-08-28US OpenR64hardXavier Malisse6-3 6-0 6-2
2006-02-20MemphisR32hardXavier Malisse6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Phau B.

Phau B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Serve advantage — Malisse X.

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.Phau B.
1st serve in·Even
57%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 54). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Phau B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
71
Break points won·Slight edge
52
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
41

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wawrinka S.
Malisse X.
7-54-66-1
Semi-finals
Malisse X.
Tipsarevic J.
3-66-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.
Haase R.
3-66-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Nishikori K.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Kavcic B.
6-36-3
Malisse X.
Phau B.
6-06-2
R16
Tipsarevic J.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-27-63
Malisse X.
Robert S.
6-26-2
Wawrinka S.
Goffin D.
7-637-63
Berdych T.
Dodig I.
6-26-4
Nishikori K.
Falla A.
4-66-36-2
Phau B.
Gasquet R.
1-67-657-64
Haase R.
Sugita Y.
4-66-36-4
Kavcic B.
Kendrick R.
6-26-2
R32
Phau B.
Bolelli S.
6-26-2
Gasquet R.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-16-3
Tipsarevic J.
Schwank E.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Cilic M.
4-67-606-2
Wawrinka S.
Bopanna R.
6-46-4
Kavcic B.
Chardy J.
6-36-2
Goffin D.
Devvarman S.
6-26-4
Kendrick R.
Gremelmayr D.
7-616-4
Dodig I.
Daniel M.
6-26-2
Berdych T.
Gil F.
6-06-1
Sugita Y.
Brown D.
6-42-66-2
Malisse X.
Ilhan M.
6-36-1
Haase R.
Dancevic F.
6-766-46-4
Robert S.
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-4
Kudryavtsev A.
Bhambri Y.
6-26-1
Falla A.
Machado R.
7-56-3