R32 Italian Open 2002

Xavier Malisse #37 def. Marat Safin #6

6-3 6-4

Xavier Malisse defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-4 in the 2002 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatXavier MalisseMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.8%64.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.7%69.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%29.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
90.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.4%55.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%10.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.8%34.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.1%43.9%
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.
+3.1-7.1
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.
+7.1-3.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldXavier MalisseMarat Safin
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateJul 19, 1980Jan 27, 1980
Age2122
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)376
Ranking points (entering)9052,620
Elo (entering)1,7641,950
Current career W-L282–266396–249
Current career earnings$5,702,871$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Xavier Malisse #37 1 1 Marat Safin #6

Path

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Acasuso #1046-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2002R64

Xavier Malisse's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #392-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2002R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Martin #476-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2002R64