R16 Long Island 1998

Marat Safin #72 def. Filip Dewulf #55

7-6(6) 6-1

Marat Safin defeated Filip Dewulf 7-6(6) 6-1 in the 1998 Long Island round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinFilip Dewulf
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
36.9%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.2%77.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.0%37.0%
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.
67.7%60.3%
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.
39.7%32.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
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.
+5.7-1.6
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.
+1.6-5.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinFilip Dewulf
Country RUS BEL
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Mar 15, 1972
Age1826
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)7255
Ranking points (entering)618776
Elo (entering)1,5821,785
Current career W-L396–24985–109
Current career earnings$14,373,291$1,503,987
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #72 0 – 0 Filip Dewulf #55

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alberto Berasategui #156-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #816-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1998QF

Filip Dewulf's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Woodforde #706-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32