R16 Italian Open 2004

Nicolas Massu #11 def. Marat Safin #25

7-5 6-4

Nicolas Massu defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-4 in the 2004 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas MassuMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
04
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%41.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.2%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.7%52.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.1%34.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.5%44.5%
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.
+2.7-10.1
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.
+10.1-2.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas MassuMarat Safin
Country CHI RUS
Birth dateOct 10, 1979Jan 27, 1980
Age2424
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1125
Ranking points (entering)1,5561,120
Elo (entering)1,7161,908
Current career W-L226–219396–249
Current career earnings$4,344,833$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Massu #11 0 0 Marat Safin #25

Path

Nicolas Massu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Irakli Labadze #516-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2004R32
Massimo Dell'Acqua #1826-7(9) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2004R64

Nicolas Massu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mariano Zabaleta #401-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2004QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #136-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2004R32
Stefano Pescosolido #1306-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2004R64