Xavier Malisse vs Florent Serra — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2008 ·
hard
Malisse X.6-7 6-2 6-0
Serra F.
Malisse X.
6662
Serra F.
7201
Xavier Malisse defeated Florent Serra 6-7 6-2 6-0 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Florent Serra came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Xavier Malisse claimed a first win over Florent Serra in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Xavier Malisse dropped the opening set before beating Florent Serra 6–7 6–2 6–0.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-14 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Florent Serra | 6-2 1-0 |
| 2006-01-02 | Adelaide | F | hard | Florent Serra | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
38
30
Break points saved·Even
68
67
Break points won·Clear edge
42
30
Deciding sets·Even
50
51
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
38
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast