R128 Australian Open 2010

Nicolas Almagro #25 def. Xavier Malisse #93

7-6(12) 6-4 2-6 4-6 8-6

Nicolas Almagro defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6(12) 6-4 2-6 4-6 8-6 in the 2010 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas AlmagroXavier Malisse
Aces1514
Double faults53
First serve %61.0%57.0%
First serve points won %74.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %59.0%56.0%
Break points saved %56.0%77.0%
Break points converted %23.0%44.0%
Service points won %68.0%66.0%
Return points won %34.0%32.0%
Total points won %50.0%50.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas AlmagroXavier Malisse
Country ESP BEL
Birth dateAug 21, 1985Jul 19, 1980
Age2429
Height183 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2593
Ranking points (entering)1,305541
Elo (entering)1,8091,714
Current career W-L388–274282–266
Current career earnings$10,752,234$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Almagro's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Nicolas Almagro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Benjamin Becker #386-4 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2010R64

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rik De Voest #2396-1 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2010Q3
Martin Fischer #1897-5 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2010Q2
Alex Kuznetsov #2006-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2010Q1