R64 Australian Open 2002

Marat Safin #11 def. Christophe Rochus #73

6-2 7-6(6) 6-1

Marat Safin defeated Christophe Rochus 6-2 7-6(6) 6-1 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinChristophe Rochus
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
132
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.7%46.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.6%68.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.8%37.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.0%51.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.4%34.0%
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.
+3.6-10.7
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.
+10.7-3.7

* 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

FieldMarat SafinChristophe Rochus
Country RUS BEL
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Dec 15, 1978
Age2123
Height193 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1173
Ranking points (entering)1,920525
Elo (entering)1,9121,623
Current career W-L396–249114–208
Current career earnings$14,373,291$2,753,294
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #11 0 – 0 Christophe Rochus #73

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Antony Dupuis #867-5 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #586-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2002R32

Christophe Rochus's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Raemon Sluiter #1344-6 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128