QF US Open 2001

Marat Safin #3 def. Mariano Zabaleta #103

6-4 6-4 6-2

Marat Safin defeated Mariano Zabaleta 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the 2001 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinMariano Zabaleta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.8%59.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.5%58.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.6%43.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.2%52.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.5%30.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.0%43.0%
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.
+7.1-9.6
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.
+9.6-7.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2001 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinMariano Zabaleta
Country RUS ARG
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Feb 28, 1978
Age2123
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)3103
Ranking points (entering)3,175387
Elo (entering)1,9101,739
Current career W-L396–249201–208
Current career earnings$14,373,291$3,204,127
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #3 2 – 0 Mariano Zabaleta #103

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #146-2 2-6 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2001R16
Hicham Arazi #287-5 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2001R32
Ivan Ljubicic #487-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2001R64
Sebastien De Chaunac #2576-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2001R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pete Sampras #103-6 6-7(5) 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2001SF

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xavier Malisse #436-4 7-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2001R16
Greg Rusedski #306-7(5) 6-4 7-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2001R32
Taylor Dent #1326-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2001R64
Sebastien Grosjean #86-4 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2001R128