Xavier Malisse vs Robin Soderling, Lyon 2004, Final

ATP Intl Series · Final · Carpet · Sun 10 Oct

Final

Xavier Malisse

LostRank #10212.2044%

Soderling won in 3 sets · 1h 28m

1–2

Set 12–6

Set 26–3

Set 34–6

Robin Soderling

WinnerRank #1951.7356%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· Carpet

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

1.8vs last year

Altitude

166 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 28m

6Aces5

1Double faults2

43Service points won47

13Service games played14

9Service games won11

14Return games played13

2/633%Break points saved25%1/4

3/475%Break points converted67%4/6

Head to head

0Malisse

2Soderling

2 meetings

Carpet 0–1Hard 0–1

LyonFinal · 10 Oct 2004CarpetThis match
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
ScottsdaleRound of 32 · 3 Mar 2004Hard
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6³

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Xavier Malisse vs Robin Soderling, Lyon 2004, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research