Xavier Malisse vs John Isner, Houston 2010, Round of 16

ATP 250 · Round of 16 · Clay · Thu 8 Apr

Final

Xavier Malisse

WinnerRank #10212.9333%Upset

Malisse won in 3 sets · 2h 36m

2–1

Set 17–6³

Set 26–7⁷

Set 37–6³

John Isner

LostRank #6601.4767%

Venue

River Oaks Country Club

Houston, USA· Clay

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

Slow

0.5vs last year

Wind

26 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

43%

Comfortable

Temperature

21°C

Mild

Altitude

21 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 36m

9Aces14

3Double faults5

81Service points won83

18Service games played18

16Service games won16

18Return games played18

1/333%Break points saved71%5/7

2/729%Break points converted67%2/3

Head to head

2Malisse

3Isner

5 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 1–2

HoustonRound of 16 · 8 Apr 2010ClayThis match
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6³
San JoseQuarterfinal · 15 Feb 2013Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 2
US OpenRound of 128 · 29 Aug 2012Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 5Set 4: 7¹¹
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 7Set 4: 6⁹
NiceRound of 16 · 23 May 2012Clay
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6⁵
WashingtonRound of 16 · 5 Aug 2010Hard
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵

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 John Isner, Houston 2010, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research