R32 Paris Masters 2009

Juan Martin del Potro #5 def. Marat Safin #65

6-4 5-7 6-4

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Marat Safin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the 2009 Paris Masters second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJuan Martin del PotroMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1115
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.7%55.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.0%73.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.0%55.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%77.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.5%65.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
22.2%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.3%23.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+13.1+2.3
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.
-2.3-13.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJuan Martin del PotroMarat Safin
Country ARG RUS
Birth dateSep 23, 1988Jan 27, 1980
Age2129
Height198 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)565
Ranking points (entering)6,050695
Elo (entering)2,2111,778
Current career W-L426–174396–249
Current career earnings$25,896,046$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H

Path

Juan Martin del Potro's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Juan Martin del Potro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #116-7(6) 7-6(6) (ret.)WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2009R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thierry Ascione #1686-4 4-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataNov 10, 2009R64