Kevin Anderson vs Xavier Malisse — Delray Beach Round of 16

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 16
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Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2012
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Anderson K.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Malisse X.
Anderson K.
6362
Malisse X.
3631

Kevin Anderson defeated Xavier Malisse 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Delray Beach round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kevin Anderson extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kevin Anderson closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Anderson K.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

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
Anderson K.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.5
7.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Anderson K.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
85
Break points won·Dominant
10
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Anderson K.
Matosevic M.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Anderson K.
Isner J.
7-57-64
Matosevic M.
Sela D.
5-76-47-67
Quarter-finals
Sela D.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-746-0
Isner J.
Tomic B.
6-36-2
Matosevic M.
Gulbis E.
3-66-16-1
Anderson K.
Roddick A.
2-67-696-4
R16
Matosevic M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
4-66-16-3
Anderson K.
Malisse X.
6-33-66-3
Roddick A.
Istomin D.
6-47-5
Tomic B.
Smyczek T.
6-17-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Dodig I.
6-26-2
Sela D.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Sweeting R.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Darcis S.
6-766-16-3
R32
Bogomolov Jr A.
Yani M.
6-36-1
Roddick A.
Petzschner P.
4-66-46-1
Tomic B.
Haas T.
6-46-3
Smyczek T.
Melzer J.
6-42-67-5
Sweeting R.
Young D.
6-16-1
Isner J.
Levine J.
6-47-615
Matosevic M.
Karlovic I.
6-36-4
Anderson K.
Krajicek A.
6-16-4
Dodig I.
Bachinger M.
4-66-46-4
Sela D.
Kudla D.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Cilic M.
6-33-66-2
Malisse X.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-636-3
Istomin D.
Ebden M.
6-26-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Darcis S.
Troicki V.
6-44-66-4
Gulbis E.
Falla A.
6-46-1