Xavier Malisse vs Fabrice Santoro — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006 ·
hard
Malisse X.6-1 4-6 6-4
Santoro F.
Malisse X.
6462
Santoro F.
1641
Xavier Malisse defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128. Xavier Malisse extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 | Chennai | QF | hard | Xavier Malisse | 6-4 4-6 6-0 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2001-03-05 | Delray Beach | QF | hard | Xavier Malisse | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 155). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
38
41
Break points saved·Even
68
66
Break points won·Slight edge
42
51
Deciding sets·Even
50
51
Tiebreaks·Even
58
60
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast