Grega Zemlja vs Xavier Malisse — Vienna Round of 32

Vienna · ATP · Round of 32
SLO
Grega Zemlja
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zemlja G.
4-6 6-1 7-6
Malisse X.
Zemlja G.
46782
Malisse X.
61661

Grega Zemlja defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Vienna round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zemlja G.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Zemlja G.

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
Zemlja G.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Even
7.5
7.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zemlja G.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Even
49
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
85
Break points won·Clear edge
31
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
45
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Zemlja G.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
del Potro J.
Muller G.
7-647-65
Zemlja G.
Tipsarevic J.
3-67-656-2
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Bedene A.
6-24-2
del Potro J.
Matosevic M.
6-26-2
Muller G.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Zemlja G.
Haas T.
6-44-66-2
R16
del Potro J.
Brands D.
6-757-647-66
Muller G.
Melzer J.
6-33-67-64
Zemlja G.
Ebden M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Levine J.
6-46-2
Bedene A.
Young D.
7-646-726-3
Tipsarevic J.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Lorenzi P.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Matosevic M.
Thiem D.
6-37-65
R32
Bedene A.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-41-0
Levine J.
Kubot L.
6-36-4
Young D.
Fognini F.
7-686-3
Gulbis E.
Devvarman S.
7-666-3
Ebden M.
Volandri F.
7-50-66-0
Zemlja G.
Malisse X.
4-66-17-66
Lorenzi P.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Pospisil V.
Haider Maurer A.
3-67-636-1
Muller G.
Darcis S.
6-736-46-3
Matosevic M.
Haase R.
1-66-36-2
Thiem D.
Lacko L.
7-636-3
Brands D.
Bemelmans R.
6-756-46-3