R64 Italian Open 2005

Marat Safin #4 def. Jiri Novak #23

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

Marat Safin defeated Jiri Novak 6-7(3) 6-1 6-1 in the 2005 Italian Open round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
62
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
48.7%64.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.8%55.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.5%43.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%30.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%51.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
70.0%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.9%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.1%42.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.0-11.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.5-4.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJiri Novak
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Mar 22, 1975
Age2530
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)423
Ranking points (entering)3,1451,235
Elo (entering)1,9801,807
Current career W-L396–249319–253
Current career earnings$14,373,291$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #4 2 1 Jiri Novak #23

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.