Xavier Malisse vs Santiago Giraldo — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
COL
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLW
Malisse X.
7-6 6-4
Giraldo S.
Malisse X.
7862
Giraldo S.
664–

Xavier Malisse defeated Santiago Giraldo 7-6 6-4 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Santiago Giraldo came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Xavier Malisse narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-22BucharestR32claySantiago Giraldo6-1 6-2
2010-10-25ViennaR32hardSantiago Giraldo6-4 1-6 6-1
2010-08-01WashingtonR64hardXavier Malisse4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

Giraldo S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

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
Malisse X.Giraldo S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Giraldo S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
28
Break points saved·Even
85
82
Break points won·Dominant
52
19
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
56
26

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
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 38 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-656-1
Semi-finals
Kohlschreiber P.
Querrey S.
6-47-62
Ferrer D.
Monfils G.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Monfils G.
Haas T.
3-67-56-3
Ferrer D.
Lacko L.
6-26-1
Querrey S.
Levine J.
6-47-65
Kohlschreiber P.
Malisse X.
7-666-4
R16
Haas T.
Sijsling I.
6-36-4
Monfils G.
Jones G.
6-46-2
Levine J.
Baker B.
7-56-4
Querrey S.
Rochus O.
7-56-3
Malisse X.
Giraldo S.
7-666-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Falla A.
7-644-66-3
Ferrer D.
Lu Y.
6-42-66-3
Lacko L.
Bellucci T.
6-37-5
R32
Falla A.
Zemlja G.
6-43-1
Bellucci T.
Goffin D.
7-656-2
Lu Y.
Paire B.
6-32-66-2
Rochus O.
Ramos A.
6-25-76-2
Malisse X.
Klizan M.
7-643-66-3
Giraldo S.
Soeda G.
6-16-0
Lacko L.
Lorenzi P.
6-36-3
Monfils G.
Becker B.
6-726-36-4
Baker B.
Janowicz J.
4-67-656-4
Levine J.
King Turner D.
6-26-2
Sijsling I.
Haase R.
3-66-37-5
Jones G.
Melzer J.
7-676-2