Xavier Malisse vs Grigor Dimitrov — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2012
clay
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1647Clay ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Malisse X.
6-2 6-4
Dimitrov G.
Malisse X.
662
Dimitrov G.
24–

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

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-29WashingtonR32hardGrigor Dimitrov7-6(4) 6-4
2013-04-14Monte Carlo MastersR64clayGrigor Dimitrov6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Dimitrov G.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Serve advantage — Dimitrov G.

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.Dimitrov G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Even
7.1
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Dimitrov G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
99
Break points won·Clear edge
52
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Malisse X.Dimitrov G.
Freshness·
—
53

Dimitrov G.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 103 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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