Michael Llodra vs Xavier Malisse, Orleans Challenger 2009, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 24 Oct

Final

Michael Llodra

LostRank #631

Malisse won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 25–7

Set 30–6

Xavier Malisse

WinnerRank #1021

Venue

Palais des Sports

Orleans, FRA· 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

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Altitude

125 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

4Aces0

4Double faults2

55Service points won51

14Service games played13

10Service games won12

13Return games played14

5/956%Break points saved50%1/2

1/250%Break points converted44%4/9

Head to head

3Llodra

2Malisse

5 meetings

Hard 2–2Carpet 1–0

Orleans ChallengerSemifinal · 24 Oct 2009HardThis match
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 0
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 25 Mar 2011Hard
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Australian OpenRound of 128 · 19 Jan 2009Hard
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
LyonRound of 32 · 25 Oct 2005Carpet
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3
SydneyRound of 32 · 11 Jan 2005Hard
Michael Llodra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 3

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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Michael Llodra vs Xavier Malisse, Orleans Challenger 2009, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research