Richard Gasquet #26 def. Marat Safin #25

6-3 5-7 6-3

Richard Gasquet defeated Marat Safin 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard GasquetMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1010
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.0%54.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.5%73.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
76.5%53.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.1%64.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.3%25.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
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.
+10.7+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.
-1.3-10.7

* 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

FieldRichard GasquetMarat Safin
Country FRA RUS
Birth dateJun 18, 1986Jan 27, 1980
Age2229
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2625
Ranking points (entering)2,0302,070
Elo (entering)1,8881,769
Current career W-L597–407396–249
Current career earnings$21,504,662$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Richard Gasquet #26 1 3 Marat Safin #25

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.