Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Xavier Malisse — Vienna Quarter-final

Vienna · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2011
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tsonga J.
4-6 7-6 6-4
Malisse X.
Tsonga J.
47762
Malisse X.
66441

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Vienna quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-21ValenciaR32hardXavier Malisse3-1 RET
2012-03-21Miami MastersR64hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga7-5 7-5
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersR64hardXavier Malisse7-6(6) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Tsonga J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

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
Tsonga J.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.6
6.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 124). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tsonga J.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
75
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
85
Break points won·Clear edge
39
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
56

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
10°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 95%

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
del Potro J.
6-756-36-4
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Brands D.
6-27-64
del Potro J.
Anderson K.
6-43-66-4
Quarter-finals
Brands D.
Darcis S.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Malisse X.
4-67-646-4
Anderson K.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
del Potro J.
Haas T.
6-26-4
R16
Tsonga J.
Nieminen J.
3-66-13-1
Anderson K.
Baghdatis M.
6-27-65
Darcis S.
Thiem D.
6-26-2
Brands D.
Stepanek R.
6-47-64
Malisse X.
Fognini F.
6-736-36-3
del Potro J.
Petzschner P.
6-36-4
Melzer J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-1
Haas T.
Bedene A.
4-66-46-1
R32
Fognini F.
Robredo T.
7-675-72-1
Brands D.
Fischer M.
6-736-27-66
Bedene A.
Karlovic I.
7-64
Haas T.
Chela J.
6-736-37-65
Nieminen J.
Haase R.
7-636-4
Malisse X.
Ramos A.
6-16-4
Thiem D.
Muster T.
6-26-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Blake J.
6-25-76-4
Darcis S.
Davydenko N.
3-66-07-62
Baghdatis M.
Sweeting R.
6-46-2
Anderson K.
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-4
Petzschner P.
Andujar P.
6-26-2