Marat Safin #86 def. Andre Agassi #4

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

Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 5-7 1-6 6-3 in the 2004 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 1, 2004*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2004
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 42m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marat Safin	Andre Agassi
Aces	33	10
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	55	59
First serve points won %	77	76
Second serve points won %	56	52
Break points saved %	50	71
Break points converted %	29	50
Service points won %	68	66
Return points won %	34	32
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Marat Safin	Andre Agassi
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Jan 27, 1980	Apr 29, 1970
Age	24	33
Height	193 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	86	4
Ranking points (entering)	430	3,425
Elo (entering)	1,877	2,080
Current career W-L	396–249	842–268
Current career earnings	$14,373,291	$31,152,975

Pre-match H2H

Marat Safin #86 1 – 2 Andre Agassi #4

Path

Marat Safin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #1	2-6 6-3 7-5 6-7(0) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2004	QF
James Blake #39	7-6(3) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2004	R16
Todd Martin #66	7-5 1-6 4-6 6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2004	R32
Jarkko Nieminen #37	7-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2004	R64
Brian Vahaly #84	6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2004	R128

Marat Safin's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	6-7(3) 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 2004	F

Andre Agassi's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Grosjean #10	6-2 2-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2004	QF
Paradorn Srichaphan #15	7-6(3) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 2004	R16
Thomas Enqvist #96	6-0 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2004	R32
Tomas Berdych #116	6-0 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2004	R64
Todd Larkham #168	6-1 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2004	R128