R16 Roland Garros 2004

David Nalbandian #8 def. Marat Safin #20

7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3

David Nalbandian defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 in the 2004 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
89
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.5%64.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.4%67.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.5%44.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.4%59.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.0%33.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+3.4-4.0
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.
+4.1-3.4

* 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

FieldDavid NalbandianMarat Safin
Country ARG RUS
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Jan 27, 1980
Age2224
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)820
Ranking points (entering)2,2101,270
Elo (entering)1,9681,913
Current career W-L358–187396–249
Current career earnings$11,123,125$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
David Nalbandian #8 0 3 Marat Safin #20

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Koubek #966-7(1) 6-3 7-6(1) 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2004R32
Alejandro Falla #1465-7 6-0 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2004R64
Richard Gasquet #1066-4 7-5 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2004R128

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #306-2 3-6 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2004QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Potito Starace #2026-7(4) 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2004R32
Felix Mantilla #936-4 2-6 6-2 6-7(4) 11-9WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2004R64
Agustin Calleri #425-7 6-1 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2004R128