Xavier Malisse vs John Isner, Nice 2012, Round of 16

ATP 250 · Round of 16 · Clay · Wed 23 May

Final

Xavier Malisse

LostRank #10213.9025%

Isner won in 2 sets · 1h 32m

0–2

Set 16–7³

Set 26–7⁵

John Isner

WinnerRank #6601.3075%

Venue

Nice Lawn Tennis Club

Nice, FRA· 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

0.9vs last year

Wind

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

80%

Humid

Temperature

22°C

Warm

Altitude

74 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 32m

7Aces13

2Double faults0

56Service points won57

12Service games played12

12Service games won12

12Return games played12

0/0Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted0/0

Head to head

2Malisse

3Isner

5 meetings

Clay 1–1Hard 1–2

NiceRound of 16 · 23 May 2012ClayThis match
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6⁵
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
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
HoustonRound of 16 · 8 Apr 2010Clay
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6³Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6³

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, Nice 2012, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research