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Michael Russell #122 def. Xavier Malisse #63

3-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jun 3, 2001*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Michael Russell
Score	3-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-4
Loser	Xavier Malisse
Duration	2h 58m

Stat	Michael Russell	Xavier Malisse
Aces	2	11
Double faults	0	8
First serve %	72	54
First serve points won %	60	74
Second serve points won %	55	45
Break points saved %	80	60
Break points converted %	40	20
Service points won %	59	61
Return points won %	39	41
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Russell	Xavier Malisse
Country	USA	BEL
Birth date	May 1, 1978	Jul 19, 1980
Age	23	20
Height	173	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	122	63
Ranking points (entering)	326	656
Elo (entering)	1,616	1,777
Career W-L	77–149	282–265
Career earnings	$2,452,569	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Michael Russell 0 – 0 Xavier Malisse

Path

Michael Russell's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 1, 2001	R64	Sergi Bruguera	4-6 5-7 6-3 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
May 30, 2001	R128	Nicolas Mahut	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 2001	Q3	Johan Settergren	6-1 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 2001	Q2	Orlin Stanoytchev	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 2001	Q1	Olivier Patience	4-6 7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Russell's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 6, 2001	R16	Gustavo Kuerten	6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data

Xavier Malisse's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 1, 2001	R64	Kristian Pless	4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
May 30, 2001	R128	Nicolas Massu	6-3 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data