Dmitry Tursunov vs Xavier Malisse — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008 ·
hard
Tursunov D.6-7 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-3
Malisse X.
Tursunov D.
656663
Malisse X.
772132
Dmitry Tursunov defeated Xavier Malisse 6-7 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Dmitry Tursunov had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on hard. Dmitry Tursunov narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Dmitry Tursunov came back from two sets down to beat Xavier Malisse.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-12 | s Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Dmitry Tursunov | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2011-05-22 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Xavier Malisse | 7-5 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 2010-06-07 | Queen's Club | R64 | grass | Xavier Malisse | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2006-07-17 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 2003-08-25 | US Open | R32 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-5 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.6
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
49
38
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
68
Break points won·Slight edge
37
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
50
Tiebreaks·Even
62
58
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast