R32 Roland Garros 1998

Marat Safin #116 def. Daniel Vacek #77

6-3 3-6 6-3 7-5

Marat Safin defeated Daniel Vacek 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1998 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinDaniel Vacek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
107
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.1%51.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.2%72.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.9%44.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.4%59.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.8%32.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.6%46.4%
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.
+5.5-2.8
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.
+2.8-5.5

* 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 SafinDaniel Vacek
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Apr 1, 1971
Age1827
Height193 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)11677
Ranking points (entering)440596
Elo (entering)1,6261,739
Current career W-L396–249171–220
Current career earnings$14,373,291$4,803,388
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #116 0 – 0 Daniel Vacek #77

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gustavo Kuerten #83-6 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1998R64
Andre Agassi #205-7 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1998R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cedric Pioline #175-7 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJun 3, 1998R16

Daniel Vacek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan-Michael Gambill #666-4 2-6 7-5 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataMay 29, 1998R64
Sjeng Schalken #541-6 6-2 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 1998R128