Nicolas Lapentti #98 def. Marat Safin #21

7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(6)

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Marat Safin 7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(6) in the 2009 Monte-Carlo Masters second round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas LapenttiMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
39
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.7%51.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.2%74.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.2%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
68.4%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.4%57.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%31.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.1%42.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.2%49.8%
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.
-6.1-5.5
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.
+5.5+6.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas LapenttiMarat Safin
Country ECU RUS
Birth dateAug 13, 1976Jan 27, 1980
Age3229
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9821
Ranking points (entering)8632,110
Elo (entering)1,6601,771
Current career W-L282–283396–249
Current career earnings$6,315,143$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Lapentti #98 0 – 1 Marat Safin #21

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #196-3 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2009R64
Mikhail Youzhny #726-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2009Q2
Thomaz Bellucci #632-6 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2009Q1

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #13-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2009R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #576-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 14, 2009R64