Xavier Malisse vs Fernando Verdasco — Wimbledon Round of 32

Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 25 June 2012
grass
ESP
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Malisse X.
1-6 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Malisse X.
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Verdasco F.
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Xavier Malisse defeated Fernando Verdasco 1-6 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Wimbledon round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-06-24WimbledonR128grassFernando Verdasco6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-3
2013-01-14Australian OpenR64hardFernando Verdasco6-1 6-3 6-2
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR64clayFernando Verdasco4-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-1
2011-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: BEL vs ESPRRhardFernando Verdasco6-4 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving87% hold

wins 68% 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.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.0
5.3
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.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
96
Break points won·Clear edge
52
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
65
Tiebreaks·Even
56
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Murray A.
4-67-56-36-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Djokovic N.[7]
6-33-66-46-3
Murray A.
Tsonga J.
6-36-43-67-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[7]
Mayer F.
6-46-16-4
Tsonga J.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-654-67-636-2
Murray A.
Ferrer D.
6-757-666-47-64
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-16-26-2
R16
Djokovic N.[7]
Troicki V.
6-36-16-3
Mayer F.
Gasquet R.
6-36-13-66-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Baker B.
6-17-646-3
Tsonga J.
Fish M.
4-67-646-46-4
Murray A.
Cilic M.
7-56-26-3
Ferrer D.
del Potro J.
6-36-26-3
Youzhny M.
Istomin D.
6-35-76-46-757-5
Federer R.
Malisse X.
7-616-14-66-3
R32
Djokovic N.[7]
Stepanek R.
4-66-26-26-2
Ferrer D.
Roddick A.
2-67-686-46-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Rosol L.
6-26-37-66
Baker B.
Paire B.
6-44-66-16-3
Fish M.
Goffin D.
6-37-667-66
Tsonga J.
Lacko L.
6-46-36-3
Murray A.
Baghdatis M.
7-53-67-56-1
Cilic M.
Querrey S.
7-666-46-726-7317-15
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
6-37-636-1
Youzhny M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-43-66-3
Istomin D.
Falla A.
6-36-43-67-65
Malisse X.
Verdasco F.
1-67-656-14-66-3
Federer R.
Benneteau J.
4-66-736-27-666-1
Mayer F.
Janowicz J.
7-653-62-66-37-5
Gasquet R.
Almagro N.
6-36-46-4
Troicki V.
Monaco J.
7-57-56-3
R64
Djokovic N.[7]
Harrison R.
6-46-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Dimitrov G.
7-54-1
Troicki V.
Klizan M.
6-44-65-77-636-4
Stepanek R.
Becker B.
6-27-646-3
Gasquet R.
Bemelmans R.
6-36-46-4
Baker B.
Nieminen J.
6-06-26-4
Paire B.
Dolgopolov A.
7-626-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Jaziri M.
6-17-626-1
Benneteau J.
Russell M.
7-642-66-47-5
Federer R.
Fognini F.
6-16-36-2
Verdasco F.
Zemlja G.
7-647-643-66-3
Malisse X.
Simon G.
6-46-47-65
Falla A.
Mahut N.
6-46-34-64-67-5
Istomin D.
Andreev I.
6-37-634-66-2
Youzhny M.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-16-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Sweeting R.
5-77-56-46-2
Ferrer D.
De Schepper K.
7-616-26-4
Roddick A.
Phau B.
6-37-616-3
Rosol L.
Nadal R.
6-796-46-42-66-4
Monaco J.
Chardy J.
6-23-66-37-63
Janowicz J.
Gulbis E.
2-66-43-67-629-7
Mayer F.
Petzschner P.
3-63-66-46-26-4
Almagro N.
Rufin G.
6-25-76-26-4
Nishikori K.
Serra F.
6-37-56-2
del Potro J.
Soeda G.
6-26-31-66-4
Cilic M.
Kubot L.
7-646-26-1
Querrey S.
Raonic M.
6-737-677-686-4
Murray A.
Karlovic I.
7-56-756-27-64
Tsonga J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-736-46-16-3
Lacko L.
Melzer J.
6-46-743-66-36-4
Goffin D.
Levine J.
4-66-46-16-3
Fish M.
Ward J.
6-35-76-46-736-3
R128
Dimitrov G.
Anderson K.
7-57-636-746-3
Sweeting R.
Starace P.
6-22-0
Youzhny M.
Young D.
4-66-36-26-3
Simon G.
Mathieu P.
6-35-4
Malisse X.
Matosevic M.
6-26-27-5
Zemlja G.
Goodall J.
6-43-67-636-4
Verdasco F.
Wang J.
7-636-47-5
Gulbis E.
Berdych T.
7-657-647-64
Rufin G.
Darcis S.
6-43-65-76-46-4
Chardy J.
Volandri F.
6-06-11-0
Almagro N.
Rochus O.
6-743-67-646-26-4
Stepanek R.
Stakhovsky S.
6-11-0
Becker B.
Blake J.
6-747-56-06-4
Harrison R.
Lu Y.
4-66-36-46-2
Djokovic N.[7]
Ferrero J.
6-36-36-1
Gasquet R.
Kamke T.
6-26-26-2
Nadal R.
Bellucci T.
7-606-26-3
Melzer J.
Wawrinka S.
3-67-622-66-48-6
Lacko L.
Ungur A.
7-646-16-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-726-37-645-710-8
Tsonga J.
Hewitt L.
6-36-46-4
Karlovic I.
Sela D.
6-46-47-65
Tipsarevic J.
Nalbandian D.
6-47-646-2
Cervantes Huegun I.
Cipolla F.
2-66-746-36-26-1
Istomin D.
Seppi A.
6-726-43-66-38-6
Andreev I.
Golding O.
1-67-647-677-5
Mahut N.
Lorenzi P.
6-35-76-737-56-2
Falla A.
Isner J.
6-46-773-67-677-5
Benneteau J.
Muller G.
6-27-57-64
Russell M.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-36-17-67
Fognini F.
Llodra M.
3-66-36-47-5
Federer R.
Ramos A.
6-16-16-1
Janowicz J.
Bolelli S.
3-66-36-36-3
Petzschner P.
Kavcic B.
6-46-46-2
Mayer F.
Tursunov D.
7-636-26-3
Bemelmans R.
Berlocq C.
7-56-746-37-62
Monaco J.
Mayer L.
6-47-657-65
Klizan M.
Chela J.
7-53-67-661-611-9
Troicki V.
Granollers M.
7-57-653-62-68-6
Rosol L.
Dodig I.
6-43-67-607-5
Jaziri M.
Zopp J.
4-64-66-36-49-7
Kohlschreiber P.
Haas T.
3-67-686-757-616-2
Dolgopolov A.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-47-5
Paire B.
Ebden M.
6-16-36-716-3
Baker B.
Machado R.
7-626-46-0
Nieminen J.
Lopez F.
7-643-67-656-4
Fish M.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-637-57-61
Ward J.
Andujar P.
4-66-03-66-36-3
Levine J.
Beck K.
6-46-766-36-2
Goffin D.
Tomic B.
3-66-36-46-4
Murray A.
Davydenko N.
6-16-16-4
Baghdatis M.
Montanes A.
6-26-46-4
Raonic M.
Giraldo S.
6-46-46-4
Querrey S.
Pospisil V.
7-56-756-36-4
Kubot L.
Ito T.
7-666-36-3
Cilic M.
Stebe C.
6-43-66-36-2
del Potro J.
Haase R.
6-43-67-637-5
Soeda G.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-26-1
Serra F.
Kuznetsov A.
3-67-636-44-66-4
Nishikori K.
Kukushkin M.
7-56-36-4
Roddick A.
Baker J.
7-616-47-5
Phau B.
Odesnik W.
6-33-66-736-36-4
De Schepper K.
Bachinger M.
6-46-26-2
Ferrer D.
Brown D.
7-656-46-4