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Roger Federer #3 def. Xavier Malisse #75

7-6(1) 6-1 4-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 3, 2012*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Roger Federer
Score	7-6(1) 6-1 4-6 6-3
Loser	Xavier Malisse
Duration	2h 11m

Stat	Roger Federer	Xavier Malisse
Aces	9	9
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	70	71
First serve points won %	73	67
Second serve points won %	57	28
Break points saved %	73	14
Break points converted %	86	27
Service points won %	68	56
Return points won %	44	32
Total points won %	57	43

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Xavier Malisse
Country	SUI	BEL
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	Jul 19, 1980
Age	30	31
Height	185	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	75
Ranking points (entering)	9,435	651
Elo (entering)	2,348	1,853
Career W-L	1,206–267	282–265
Career earnings	$130,594,339	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer 9 – 0 Xavier Malisse

Path

Roger Federer's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 2012	R32	Julien Benneteau	4-6 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(6) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 2012	R64	Fabio Fognini	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 2012	R128	Albert Ramos-Vinolas	6-1 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Roger Federer's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 5, 2012	QF	Mikhail Youzhny	6-1 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Xavier Malisse's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 1, 2012	R32	Fernando Verdasco	1-6 7-6(5) 6-1 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 2012	R64	Gilles Simon	6-4 6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 27, 2012	R128	Marinko Matosevic	6-2 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data