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XAVIER MALISSE
No.26 seed
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FACTFILE
DOB: 19.07.1980
Nationality: Belgian
World ranking: 29
Roland Garros record
2002:: fourth round
2001:: third round
2000:: n/a
1999:: first round
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Malisse shows little sign of stamping out the inconsistency that has dogged him since turning pro in 1998, and that has held him back from a real assault on the top 10.
The Belgian was once considered such a bright prospect that he was mentioned in the same breath as fellow young guns Lleyton Hewitt, Roger Federer and Marat Safin.
That potential finally turned into results last year when he reached the fourth round at the US and French Opens, and the semi-finals at Wimbledon, in the space of nine months.
But the 22-year-old has admitted in the past that he has not made enough of his talent, and needs to train harder off the court and concentrate more on it.
And 2003 has seen Malisse struggle desperately, failing to make even a quarter-final appearance.
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