R16 Paris Masters 2004

Marat Safin #7 def. Jurgen Melzer #43

6-2 7-5

Marat Safin defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 7-5 in the 2004 Paris Masters round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
82
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.8%57.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
90.0%63.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%43.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
82.4%55.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.7%17.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.8%40.2%
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.
+19.3-7.8
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.
+7.8-19.3

* 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 SafinJurgen Melzer
Country RUS AUT
Birth dateJan 27, 1980May 22, 1981
Age2423
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)743
Ranking points (entering)2,385850
Elo (entering)1,9141,769
Current career W-L396–249331–307
Current career earnings$14,373,291$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #7 0 – 1 Jurgen Melzer #43

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #236-7(1) 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 2004R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #36-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataNov 7, 2004QF

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #126-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 4, 2004R32
Juan Ignacio Chela #256-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 3, 2004R64