R64 Australian Open 2008

Marcos Baghdatis #16 def. Marat Safin #58

6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2 in the 2008 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcos BaghdatisMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
412
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
40
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.7%56.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.8%67.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.7%55.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%70.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.7%62.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
29.4%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.6%34.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.9%49.1%
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.
+2.4-0.8
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.
+0.8-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarcos BaghdatisMarat Safin
Country CYP RUS
Birth dateJun 17, 1985Jan 27, 1980
Age2227
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1658
Ranking points (entering)1,600610
Elo (entering)1,9251,770
Current career W-L327–274396–249
Current career earnings$8,918,917$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Marcos Baghdatis #16 0 1 Marat Safin #58

Path

Marcos Baghdatis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #517-6(0) 6-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Marcos Baghdatis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #226-4 5-7 5-7 7-6(4) 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ernests Gulbis #616-0 6-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128