Vijayant Malik vs Ranjeet Virali Murugesan — India F4 Semi-final
India F4 · ITF · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2013 ·
hard
Malik V.6-3 1-6 7-6
Virali Murugesan R.
Malik V.
61772
Virali Murugesan R.
36631
Vijayant Malik defeated Ranjeet Virali Murugesan 6-3 1-6 7-6 in the India F4 semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ranjeet Virali Murugesan came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Vijayant Malik had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Vijayant Malik narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Vijayant Malik closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 7–6.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-06 | India F5 | SF | hard | Ranjeet Virali Murugesan | 6-0 4-6 6-1 |
| 2012-06-11 | India F9 | QF | hard | Ranjeet Virali Murugesan | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2011-05-30 | India F7 | QF | hard | Vijayant Malik | 6-0 2-6 6-1 |
| 2011-05-23 | India F6 | SF | hard | Vijayant Malik | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2009-08-03 | Iran F5 | R16 | clay | Ranjeet Virali Murugesan | 2-6 6-3 7-6(1) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.0
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (6 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.