Xavier Malisse vs Mikhail Youzhny, Australian Open 2006, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Malisse won in 4 sets · 2h 49m
3–1
Set 17–5
Set 25–7
Set 36–4
Set 46–2
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.6 vs last year97.1Average
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
2h 49m7Aces3
2Double faults9
78Service points won68
21Service games played21
15Service games won12
21Return games played21
7/1354%Break points saved53%10/19
9/1947%Break points converted46%6/13
Head to head
3Malisse
2Youzhny
5 meetingsHard 2–2Carpet 1–0
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 16 Jan 2006HardThis matchXavier MalisseSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Mikhail YouzhnySets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 4Set 4: 2
- ChennaiQuarterfinal · 4 Jan 2008HardMikhail YouzhnySets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Xavier MalisseSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- US OpenRound of 32 · 3 Sept 2005HardXavier MalisseSets won: 3Set 1: 5Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 7Set 5: 7Mikhail YouzhnySets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 1Set 4: 5Set 5: 61
- LyonQuarterfinal · 8 Oct 2004CarpetXavier MalisseSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mikhail YouzhnySets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- Olympic GamesRound of 64 · 2004HardMikhail YouzhnySets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Xavier MalisseSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
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.