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Marat Safin #60 def. Thomas Muster #23

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

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1998*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Marat Safin
Score6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3
Loser Thomas Muster
StatMarat SafinThomas Muster
Aces126
Double faults66
First serve %6465
First serve points won %7476
Second serve points won %4630
Break points saved %4355
Break points converted %4557
Service points won %6460
Return points won %4036
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarat SafinThomas Muster
Country RUS AUT
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Oct 2, 1967
Age1830
Height193180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6023
Ranking points (entering)7151,381
Elo (entering)1,6721,844
Career W-L395–247590–267
Career earnings$14,373,291$12,266,977
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin 0 0 Thomas Muster

Path

Marat Safin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1998R64 Taylor Dent 6-3 6-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1998R128 Magnus Gustafsson 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data

Marat Safin's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1998R16 Pete Sampras 4-6 3-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Thomas Muster's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1998R64 Wayne Black 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1998R128 Alberto Berasategui 7-6(1) 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data