Xavier Malisse vs Yen Hsun Lu, Nice 2012, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-5 6-4
Venue and conditions
Nice Lawn Tennis ClubNice, FRA
ClayCourt speed0.9 vs last year96.4Slow
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 52m7Aces4
2Double faults3
54Service points won50
11Service games played11
11Service games won9
11Return games played11
1/1100%Break points saved71%5/7
2/729%Break points converted0%0/1
Head to head
4Malisse
0Lu
4 meetingsClay 2–0Grass 1–0Hard 1–0
- NiceRound of 32 · 22 May 2012ClayThis matchXavier MalisseSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Yen Hsun LuSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- s HertogenboschRound of 16 · 19 Jun 2013GrassXavier MalisseSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Yen Hsun LuSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 4 May 2011ClayXavier MalisseSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Yen Hsun LuSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- San JoseRound of 32 · 9 Feb 2005HardXavier MalisseSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Yen Hsun LuSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Match research
ProEverything 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.