R64 Madrid Open 2009

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #9 def. Marat Safin #20

6-4 7-5

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Marat Safin 6-4 7-5 in the 2009 Madrid Open first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJo-Wilfried TsongaMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
29
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%44.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%83.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%64.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.3%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
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.
+11.6+1.3
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.
-1.3-11.6

* 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

FieldJo-Wilfried TsongaMarat Safin
Country FRA RUS
Birth dateApr 17, 1985Jan 27, 1980
Age2429
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)920
Ranking points (entering)3,4552,015
Elo (entering)2,0341,728
Current career W-L449–230396–249
Current career earnings$22,524,073$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H

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