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Marat Safin #86 def. Jarkko Nieminen #37

7-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 23, 2004*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Marat Safin
Score7-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-4
Loser Jarkko Nieminen
Duration2h 39m
StatMarat SafinJarkko Nieminen
Aces231
Double faults02
First serve %6167
First serve points won %8372
Second serve points won %5254
Break points saved %8567
Break points converted %3315
Service points won %7166
Return points won %3429
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarat SafinJarkko Nieminen
Country RUS FIN
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Jul 23, 1981
Age2322
Height193185
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8637
Ranking points (entering)4301,015
Elo (entering)1,7371,751
Career W-L395–247357–334
Career earnings$14,373,291$7,743,345
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin 2 1 Jarkko Nieminen

Path

Marat Safin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2004R128 Brian Vahaly 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Marat Safin's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 2004R32 Todd Martin 7-5 1-6 4-6 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch data

Jarkko Nieminen's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2004R128 Nicolas Massu 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data