R32 Roland Garros 2004

Marat Safin #20 def. Potito Starace #202

6-7(4) 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5

Marat Safin defeated Potito Starace 6-7(4) 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5 in the 2004 Roland Garros round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinPotito Starace
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
201
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.5%76.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.0%66.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.1%44.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
69.2%64.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%61.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.3%30.8%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.9%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.3%48.7%
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.
+3.6-1.9
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.
+1.9-3.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinPotito Starace
Country RUS ITA
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Jul 14, 1981
Age2422
Height193 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)20202
Ranking points (entering)1,270191
Elo (entering)1,9071,591
Current career W-L396–249147–189
Current career earnings$14,373,291$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #20 0 – 0 Potito Starace #202

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Mantilla #936-4 2-6 6-2 6-7(4) 11-9WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2004R64
Agustin Calleri #425-7 6-1 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2004R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #85-7 4-6 7-6(5) 3-6LH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2004R16

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #107-6(6) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2004R64
Dmitry Tursunov #696-2 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2004R128
Marc Lopez #1116-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2004Q3
Miguel Gallardo-Valles #2106-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2004Q2
Werner Eschauer #1696-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2004Q1