R16 Australian Open 2002

Marat Safin #11 def. Pete Sampras #10

6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8)

Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(8) in the 2002 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinPete Sampras
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
2219
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
49
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.9%61.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.4%73.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.0%46.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.9%62.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.4%32.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
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.
+5.6+0.3
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.
-0.3-5.6

* 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 SafinPete Sampras
Country RUS USA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Aug 12, 1971
Age2130
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1110
Ranking points (entering)1,9201,940
Elo (entering)1,9312,004
Current career W-L396–249739–209
Current career earnings$14,373,291$43,280,489
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #11 2 3 Pete Sampras #10

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #586-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2002R32
Christophe Rochus #736-2 7-6(6) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Antony Dupuis #867-5 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Ferreira #595-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2002QF

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Escude #317-6(5) 5-7 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2002R32
Juan Ignacio Chela #556-3 7-5 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Jarkko Nieminen #606-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128