Igor Kunitsyn vs Xavier Malisse — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Igor Kunitsyn
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2012
clay
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kunitsyn I.
6-4 6-2
Malisse X.
Kunitsyn I.
662
Malisse X.
42–

Igor Kunitsyn defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-2 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Igor Kunitsyn claimed a first win over Xavier Malisse in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19MetzR16hardXavier Malisse6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kunitsyn I.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kunitsyn I.

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
Kunitsyn I.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
7.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Monaco J.
Isner J.
6-23-66-3
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Russell M.
5-76-16-4
Isner J.
Lopez F.
6-757-646-3
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Anderson K.
7-647-5
Russell M.
Harrison R.
6-15-76-3
Isner J.
Sweeting R.
7-617-64
Lopez F.
Berlocq C.
6-42-2
R16
Harrison R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
Berlocq C.
Phau B.
6-16-0
Anderson K.
Querrey S.
7-633-67-62
Monaco J.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Russell M.
Fish M.
6-36-1
Isner J.
Zeballos H.
6-736-46-2
Sweeting R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-2
Lopez F.
Lorenzi P.
6-47-64
R32
Phau B.
Junqueira D.
6-13-0
Kunitsyn I.
Malisse X.
6-46-2
Russell M.
Gimeno Traver D.
2-67-56-1
Zeballos H.
Ungur A.
6-36-3
Sweeting R.
Mello R.
6-37-66
Reynolds B.
Karlovic I.
7-652-66-3
Lorenzi P.
Odesnik W.
6-736-26-3
Berlocq C.
Blake J.
6-42-66-1
Anderson K.
Souza J.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Prodon E.
6-16-4
Ito T.
Soeda G.
6-47-5
Harrison R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
4-66-36-4