R16 Madrid Open 2006

Marat Safin #49 def. Kristof Vliegen #33

6-3 6-2

Marat Safin defeated Kristof Vliegen 6-3 6-2 in the 2006 Madrid Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinKristof Vliegen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
22
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.0%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.9%51.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%54.2%
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.
70.0%52.5%
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.
47.5%30.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.8%42.2%
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.
+7.5-9.9
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.
+9.9-7.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinKristof Vliegen
Country RUS BEL
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Jun 22, 1982
Age2624
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4933
Ranking points (entering)765945
Elo (entering)1,8741,727
Current career W-L396–24983–114
Current career earnings$14,373,291$1,964,020
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #49 0 0 Kristof Vliegen #33

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Baghdatis #96-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2006R32
Jose Acasuso #257-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2006R64

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #44-6 7-6(6) 6-7(2)LH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2006QF

Kristof Vliegen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #76-4 3-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2006R32
Dmitry Tursunov #216-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2006R64