Marat Safin vs Wayne BlackPhiladelphia Round of 32

Philadelphia · ATP · Round of 32
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 1998
hard
52 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
6-1 2-6 6-3
Black W.
Safin M.
6262
Black W.
1631

Marat Safin defeated Wayne Black 6-1 2-6 6-3 in the Philadelphia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Wayne Black came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Wayne Black in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-09-29MoscowR32hardWayne Black6-4 6-7(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Black W.

Black W.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Safin M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.