Nicolas Almagro vs Xavier Malisse — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2010 ·
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
7-6 6-4 2-6 4-6 8-6
Malisse X.
Almagro N.
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Malisse X.
646662

Nicolas Almagro defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6 6-4 2-6 4-6 8-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro closed it out in five sets, 7–6 6–4 2–6 4–6 8–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Almagro N.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.1
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
43
38
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
68
Break points won·Dominant
16
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
51
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

Draw