Xavier Malisse vs Tomas Behrend — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Malisse X.6-4 6-4 7-5
Behrend T.
Malisse X.
6673
Behrend T.
4450
Xavier Malisse defeated Tomas Behrend 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Behrend came in defending last year's round of 128, but Xavier Malisse had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse edged Tomas Behrend in three tight sets (6–4 6–4 7–5).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast