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Nicolas Lapentti #98 def. Marat Safin #21

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

Match Information

Date Apr 15, 2009*
Tournament Monte Carlo Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Nicolas Lapentti
Score7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(6)
Loser Marat Safin
Duration3h 29m
StatNicolas LapenttiMarat Safin
Aces39
Double faults34
First serve %6052
First serve points won %6675
Second serve points won %4440
Break points saved %6860
Break points converted %4032
Service points won %5758
Return points won %4243
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNicolas LapenttiMarat Safin
Country ECU RUS
Birth dateAug 13, 1976Jan 27, 1980
Age3229
Height188193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9821
Ranking points (entering)8632,110
Elo (entering)1,6651,777
Career W-L282–280395–247
Career earnings$6,315,143$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Lapentti 0 1 Marat Safin

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 2009R64 Radek Stepanek 6-3 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 2009Q2 Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Apr 12, 2009Q1 Thomaz Bellucci 2-6 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 2009R16 Rafael Nadal 3-6 0-6LH2HMatch data

Marat Safin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 14, 2009R64 Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data