R32 Italian Open 2005

Nicolas Almagro #101 def. Marat Safin #4

6-4 6-3

Nicolas Almagro defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 in the 2005 Italian Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas AlmagroMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
29
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.9%56.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
58.8%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.2%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
81.8%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.8%53.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%18.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.8%39.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.4%45.6%
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.
-1.8-9.4
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.
+9.4+1.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas AlmagroMarat Safin
Country ESP RUS
Birth dateAug 21, 1985Jan 27, 1980
Age1925
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1014
Ranking points (entering)4193,145
Elo (entering)1,5361,989
Current career W-L388–274396–249
Current career earnings$10,752,234$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Almagro #101 0 0 Marat Safin #4

Path

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #373-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2005R64

Nicolas Almagro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #176-4 4-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2005R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #236-7(3) 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2005R64