Julien Varlet vs Xavier Malisse, Milan 2003, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Carpet · Thu 30 Jan

Final

Julien Varlet

WinnerRank #15283.0031%Upset

Varlet won in 3 sets · 2h 5m

2–1

Set 12–6

Set 27–5

Set 37–6⁶

Xavier Malisse

LostRank #10211.3669%

Venue

PalaLido

Milan, ITA· 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.

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Wind

12 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

64%

Moderate

Temperature

8°C

Cool

Altitude

131 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 5m

9Aces11

1Double faults2

67Service points won66

16Service games played16

13Service games won14

16Return games played16

3/650%Break points saved33%1/3

2/367%Break points converted50%3/6

Head to head

1Varlet

0Malisse

1 meeting

MilanRound of 16 · 30 Jan 2003CarpetThis match
Julien Varlet
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 7Set 3: 7⁸
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6⁶

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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Julien Varlet vs Xavier Malisse, Milan 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

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Head to head

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