R16 Swedish Open 2008

Potito Starace #58 def. Marat Safin #40

7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Potito Starace defeated Marat Safin 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 in the 2008 Swedish Open second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPotito StaraceMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
211
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
04
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.3%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.5%83.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.4%47.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.3%68.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.1%34.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.2%50.8%
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.
+2.1+5.6
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.
-5.6-2.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPotito StaraceMarat Safin
Country ITA RUS
Birth dateJul 14, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2628
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5840
Ranking points (entering)645905
Elo (entering)1,6631,894
Current career W-L147–189396–249
Current career earnings$3,796,316$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Potito Starace #58 0 1 Marat Safin #40

Path

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #256-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2008R32

Potito Starace's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #233-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2008QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marc Lopez #1727-6(6) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2008R32