Ivo Karlovic #78 def. Marat Safin #24

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

Ivo Karlovic defeated Marat Safin 7-6(3) 7-6(4) in the 2007 Queen's Club Championships third round on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvo KarlovicMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
229
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
75.7%62.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.7%79.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.7%51.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—100.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
82.9%69.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
0.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.0%17.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+19.6+5.7
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.
-5.7-19.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvo KarlovicMarat Safin
Country CRO RUS
Birth dateFeb 28, 1979Jan 27, 1980
Age2827
Height211 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7824
Ranking points (entering)5171,125
Elo (entering)1,7461,764
Current career W-L363–335396–249
Current career earnings$10,160,232$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Ivo Karlovic #78 0 – 1 Marat Safin #24

Path

Ivo Karlovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Kuznetsov #1682-6 6-2 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2007R32
Mardy Fish #366-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2007R64

Ivo Karlovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #435-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2007QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #693-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2007R32