R32 Barcelona Open 1998

Marat Safin #136 def. Jiri Novak #90

4-6 6-3 7-6(4)

Marat Safin defeated Jiri Novak 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) in the 1998 Barcelona Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
70
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
61
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.7%60.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.8%64.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.9%54.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.5%60.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.4%41.5%
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.
-3.4-1.3
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.
+1.3+3.4

* 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 SafinJiri Novak
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Mar 22, 1975
Age1823
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)13690
Ranking points (entering)334531
Elo (entering)1,5291,674
Current career W-L396–249319–253
Current career earnings$14,373,291$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #136 0 0 Jiri Novak #90

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #316-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Costa #544-6 6-3 2-6LH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1998R16

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #5516-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64