Xavier Malisse vs Jurgen Melzer, Chennai 2008, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Hard · Wed 2 Jan

Final

Xavier Malisse

WinnerRank #10211.7257%

Malisse won in 2 sets · 1h 34m

2–0

Set 17–6³

Set 26–2

Jurgen Melzer

LostRank #15522.2943%

Venue

SDAT Tennis Stadium

Chennai, IND· Hard

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

Average

1.2vs last year

Wind

20 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

76%

Humid

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

12 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 34m

8Aces1

2Double faults1

45Service points won50

10Service games played10

10Service games won8

10Return games played10

0/0Break points saved87%13/15

2/1513%Break points converted0/0

Head to head

3Malisse

2Melzer

5 meetings

Hard 1–2Grass 1–0Clay 1–0

ChennaiRound of 16 · 2 Jan 2008HardThis match
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 2
ValenciaRound of 16 · 25 Oct 2012Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
WimbledonRound of 32 · 25 Jun 2011Grass
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
San JoseRound of 16 · 10 Feb 2005Hard
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
St. PoeltenSemifinal · 21 May 2004Clay
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Jurgen Melzer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3

Match research

Pro

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 Jurgen Melzer, Chennai 2008, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research