R32 Cincinnati Open 2009

Radek Stepanek #17 def. Marat Safin #61

4-6 6-3 6-1

Radek Stepanek defeated Marat Safin 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 2009 Cincinnati Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRadek StepanekMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
510
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
38
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.1%57.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.8%67.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.8%46.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%73.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.8%58.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
26.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.8%28.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.9%45.1%
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.
+8.4-5.2
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.
+5.2-8.4

* 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

FieldRadek StepanekMarat Safin
Country CZE RUS
Birth dateNov 27, 1978Jan 27, 1980
Age3029
Height186 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1761
Ranking points (entering)2,015875
Elo (entering)1,9141,704
Current career W-L366–285396–249
Current career earnings$11,343,464$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Radek Stepanek #17 1 – 1 Marat Safin #61

Path

Radek Stepanek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Viktor Troicki #307-6(2) 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2009R64

Radek Stepanek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #24-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2009R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robby Ginepri #707-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2009R64