Xavier Malisse vs Gilles Muller — s Hertogenbosch Quarter-final

s Hertogenbosch · ATP · Quarter-final
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 June 2012
grass
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Malisse X.
6-3 4-6 6-1
Muller G.
Malisse X.
6462
Muller G.
3611

Xavier Malisse defeated Gilles Muller 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the s Hertogenbosch quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Xavier Malisse came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-12-31ChennaiR32hardXavier Malisse6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
Return points won·Even
36%
32%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
14.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
57
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
97
Break points won·Dominant
52
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
87

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
Ferrer D.
Petzschner P.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Paire B.
7-653-66-1
Petzschner P.
Malisse X.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Paire B.
Ito T.
6-37-5
Ferrer D.
Sijsling I.
6-06-1
Petzschner P.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-47-66
Malisse X.
Muller G.
6-34-66-1
R16
Petzschner P.
Pavic M.
W/O
Paire B.
Kubot L.
6-30-66-4
Sijsling I.
Rochus O.
7-57-64
Ferrer D.
Mayer L.
6-36-1
Malisse X.
Lorenzi P.
7-636-2
Muller G.
Falla A.
6-36-0
Roger-Vasselin E.
Cipolla F.
6-23-66-1
Ito T.
Melzer J.
6-26-2
R32
Cipolla F.
Starace P.
4-2
Falla A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-4
Lorenzi P.
Dodig I.
6-46-4
Malisse X.
Troicki V.
7-646-2
Rochus O.
Jaziri M.
6-34-0
Mayer L.
Ledovskikh M.
6-46-2
Sijsling I.
Nieminen J.
6-26-4
Melzer J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-1
Ferrer D.
Duclos P.
6-46-4
Petzschner P.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-46-4
Kubot L.
Sela D.
6-16-2
Muller G.
Giraldo S.
7-656-746-3
Paire B.
Goffin D.
6-16-4
Ito T.
Fucsovics M.
3-66-37-62
Pavic M.
Haase R.
6-47-62