Attila Balazs vs Xavier Malisse — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · ATP · Quarter-final
HUN
Attila Balazs
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2012
clay
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Balazs A.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Malisse X.
Balazs A.
4662
Malisse X.
6341

Attila Balazs defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Balazs A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Balazs A.

Even serve battle

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
Balazs A.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Balazs A.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
52
Break points saved·Even
82
85
Break points won·Clear edge
35
52
Deciding sets·Even
51
53
Tiebreaks·Even
54
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Bachinger M.
7-56-2
Fognini F.
Balazs A.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Bachinger M.
Brands D.
6-46-1
Balazs A.
Malisse X.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Kubot L.
3-66-16-3
Fognini F.
Seppi A.
6-46-746-4
R16
Brands D.
Zopp J.
7-636-3
Seppi A.
Stebe C.
6-26-3
Malisse X.
Mayer F.
7-54-66-4
Simon G.
Sela D.
6-46-2
Kubot L.
Copil M.
6-36-3
Bachinger M.
Troicki V.
6-34-67-62
Fognini F.
Baghdatis M.
7-57-64
Balazs A.
Starace P.
6-36-4
R32
Bachinger M.
Volandri F.
3-66-16-3
Kubot L.
Moraru G.
6-26-3
Sela D.
Ungur A.
7-626-2
Malisse X.
Dimitrov G.
6-26-4
Balazs A.
Lacko L.
6-777-626-4
Starace P.
Chardy J.
6-36-0
Fognini F.
Souza J.
7-57-65
Stebe C.
Chvojka E.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Rufin G.
1-67-656-4
Brands D.
Dodig I.
7-646-2
Zopp J.
Crivoi V.
6-36-3
Copil M.
Kamke T.
6-36-2