Marat Safin #6 def. David Nalbandian #35

6-1 6-7(5) 6-2

Marat Safin defeated David Nalbandian 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 in the 2002 Monte-Carlo Masters round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinDavid Nalbandian
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
72
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.3%62.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.0%50.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.8%61.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.2%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%34.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+2.9-7.8
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.
+7.8-2.9

* 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 SafinDavid Nalbandian
Country RUS ARG
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Jan 1, 1982
Age2220
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)635
Ranking points (entering)2,500977
Elo (entering)1,9541,817
Current career W-L396–249358–187
Current career earnings$14,373,291$11,123,125
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #6 0 – 0 David Nalbandian #35

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #5896-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2002R32
Tommy Robredo #394-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2002R64

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #261-6 6-2 6-7(4)LH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2002QF

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #116-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2002R32
Rainer Schuettler #327-6(1) 6-7(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2002R64