Xavier Malisse vs Igor Kunitsyn — Metz Round of 16

Metz · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2011
hard
RUS
Igor Kunitsyn
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLL
Malisse X.
6-4 6-2
Kunitsyn I.
Malisse X.
662
Kunitsyn I.
42–

Xavier Malisse defeated Igor Kunitsyn 6-4 6-2 in the Metz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Igor Kunitsyn came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over Igor Kunitsyn in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-09HoustonR32clayIgor Kunitsyn6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kunitsyn I.

Kunitsyn I.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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.Kunitsyn I.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Kunitsyn I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
67
Break points won·Slight edge
52
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
39
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
56
50

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

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-746-3
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Muller G.
7-637-65
Tsonga J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Dolgopolov A.
Malisse X.
6-31-0
Ljubicic I.
Sijsling I.
6-46-3
Muller G.
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Mahut N.
4-66-37-5
R16
Tsonga J.
Rodrigues M.
6-36-4
Mahut N.
Clement A.
3-67-56-3
Sijsling I.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-47-5
Ljubicic I.
Renavand N.
7-57-5
Muller G.
Paire B.
7-656-4
Gasquet R.
Rochus O.
6-26-1
Malisse X.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Baghdatis M.
6-757-56-3
R32
Muller G.
Petzschner P.
7-627-65
Clement A.
Llodra M.
6-36-4
Kunitsyn I.
De Schepper K.
7-55-76-4
Rochus O.
Robert S.
6-16-3
Paire B.
Golubev A.
7-56-2
Renavand N.
Kamke T.
7-56-4
Sijsling I.
Dimitrov G.
6-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Dasnieres De Veigy J.
6-47-64
Malisse X.
Berrer M.
6-43-66-4
Baghdatis M.
Bachinger M.
7-56-2
Mahut N.
Junqueira D.
6-36-2
Rodrigues M.
Kukushkin M.
6-23-66-4