Xavier Malisse vs Alejandro Falla — Delray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2013
hard
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Malisse X.
6-3 6-3
Falla A.
Malisse X.
662
Falla A.
33–

Xavier Malisse defeated Alejandro Falla 6-3 6-3 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-15BogotaR32hardAlejandro Falla6-1 3-6 6-1
2011-06-12s HertogenboschR32grassXavier Malisse6-3 6-1
2010-06-13s HertogenboschQFgrassXavier Malisse6-3 3-6 6-3
2007-01-28Delray BeachRRhardXavier Malisse6-4 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Malisse X.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Falla A.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Malisse X.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
32
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
73
Break points won·Clear edge
52
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
22
Tiebreaks·Even
56
55

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
Gulbis E.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Gulbis E.
Haas T.
6-34-67-62
Roger-Vasselin E.
Isner J.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.
Anderson K.
6-27-61
Roger-Vasselin E.
Berankis R.
6-46-3
Haas T.
Dodig I.
7-662-66-1
Gulbis E.
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-16-4
R16
Gulbis E.
Querrey S.
6-44-67-64
Dodig I.
Donskoy E.
6-37-5
Haas T.
Istomin D.
6-46-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Karlovic I.
6-47-5
Berankis R.
Sock J.
3-66-46-1
Munoz de la Nava D.
Malisse X.
7-633-66-3
Isner J.
Soeda G.
7-626-2
Anderson K.
Lu Y.
6-43-66-3
R32
Karlovic I.
Nishikori K.
5-4
Querrey S.
Russell M.
6-22-2
Haas T.
Sijsling I.
5-76-4
Malisse X.
Falla A.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Blake J.
6-16-4
Dodig I.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-3
Donskoy E.
Darcis S.
7-656-3
Istomin D.
Becker B.
6-736-47-5
Lu Y.
Reynolds B.
6-37-5
Munoz de la Nava D.
Harrison R.
6-21-66-3
Berankis R.
Phau B.
6-17-64
Sock J.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
Cipolla F.
6-16-4
Soeda G.
Matosevic M.
2-66-47-66
Isner J.
Levine J.
7-635-76-4
Anderson K.
Smyczek T.
6-36-4