QF Paris Masters 2002

Marat Safin #5 def. Nicolas Escude #41

6-3 5-7 6-3

Marat Safin defeated Nicolas Escude 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the 2002 Paris Masters quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinNicolas Escude
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
910
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.6%58.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.5%64.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.6%58.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.3%36.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+1.3-3.6
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.
+3.6-1.3

* 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 SafinNicolas Escude
Country RUS FRA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Apr 3, 1976
Age2226
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)541
Ranking points (entering)2,420840
Elo (entering)1,8711,862
Current career W-L396–249157–125
Current career earnings$14,373,291$3,216,150
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #5 1 3 Nicolas Escude #41

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #197-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 2002R16
David Nalbandian #136-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 2002R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #107-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2002SF

Nicolas Escude's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #96-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 2002R16
Albert Costa #116-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 2002R32
Felix Mantilla #556-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 30, 2002R64