R64 Roland Garros 1998

Marat Safin #116 def. Gustavo Kuerten #8

3-6 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 6-4

Marat Safin defeated Gustavo Kuerten 3-6 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the 1998 Roland Garros round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinGustavo Kuerten
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1711
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.7%56.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.5%80.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.4%57.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
81.8%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.9%70.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%18.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.6%29.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.2%48.8%
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.
+8.9+8.5
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.
-8.5-8.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinGustavo Kuerten
Country RUS BRA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Sep 10, 1976
Age1821
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1168
Ranking points (entering)4402,478
Elo (entering)1,5871,829
Current career W-L396–249339–184
Current career earnings$14,373,291$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #116 0 0 Gustavo Kuerten #8

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #205-7 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1998R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #776-3 3-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 1998R32

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Charles Auffray #1966-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1998R128