Santiago Giraldo vs Xavier Malisse — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 32
COL
Santiago Giraldo
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2013
clay
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Giraldo S.
6-1 6-2
Malisse X.
Giraldo S.
662
Malisse X.
12–

Santiago Giraldo defeated Xavier Malisse 6-1 6-2 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Santiago Giraldo narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-07AucklandR16hardXavier Malisse7-6(6) 6-4
2010-10-25ViennaR32hardSantiago Giraldo6-4 1-6 6-1
2010-08-01WashingtonR64hardXavier Malisse4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Giraldo S.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Giraldo S.

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
Giraldo S.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
7.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Rosol L.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Rosol L.
Simon G.
6-26-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Mayer F.
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Simon G.
Brands D.
6-17-5
Rosol L.
Troicki V.
6-36-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-66-4
Mayer F.
Hanescu V.
6-37-63
R16
Mayer F.
Goffin D.
7-621-66-3
Brands D.
Monfils G.
7-612-0
Hanescu V.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Stakhovsky S.
1-66-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Giraldo S.
6-36-3
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
4-66-46-4
Rosol L.
Seppi A.
6-13-66-3
Troicki V.
Kamke T.
6-46-2
R32
Garcia Lopez G.
Zeballos H.
3-66-46-0
Giraldo S.
Malisse X.
6-16-2
Stakhovsky S.
Pospisil J.
6-26-2
Hanescu V.
Bachinger M.
6-46-3
Goffin D.
Ungur A.
6-36-1
Mayer F.
Cipolla F.
6-07-61
Troicki V.
Matosevic M.
7-656-3
Kamke T.
Mathieu P.
6-16-3
Rosol L.
Muller G.
7-646-2
Monfils G.
Volandri F.
6-46-2
Brands D.
Ito T.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Donskoy E.
1-66-47-63