Marat Safin vs Jiri Novak — Barcelona Round of 32
Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 April 1998
clay
Safin M.4-6 6-3 7-6
Novak J.
Safin M.
46772
Novak J.
63641
Marat Safin defeated Jiri Novak 4-6 6-3 7-6 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Jiri Novak 4–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-02 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-7(3) 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-08-02 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-0 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | R64 | hard | Jiri Novak | 6-2 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
12°CClear
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 37%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Martin T.
Costa C.
6-26-4
Berasategui A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-4
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-36-3
Gaudenzi A.
Bruguera S.
3-66-26-3
R16
Martin T.
Dosedel S.
6-37-5
Costa C.
Safin M.
6-43-66-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Munoz Q.
7-673-66-1
Berasategui A.
Costa A.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Gustafsson M.
5-76-46-3
Bruguera S.
Dewulf F.
6-31-67-5
Moya C.
Ulihrach B.
6-47-63
Gaudenzi A.
Corretja A.
3-66-16-3
R32
Moya C.
Carbonell T.
3-66-26-2
Gustafsson M.
Alami K.
6-16-0
Safin M.
Novak J.
4-66-37-64
Dosedel S.
Mantilla F.
6-47-62
Costa A.
Blanco G.
6-36-4
Berasategui A.
Meligeni F.
6-26-1
Munoz Q.
Clavet F.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Roig F.
6-44-66-4
Martin T.
Muster T.
6-47-64
Ulihrach B.
Carretero R.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Kucera K.
7-676-2
Costa C.
Kuerten G.
6-46-3
Bruguera S.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-56-0
Dewulf F.
Tarango J.
6-47-69
Gaudenzi A.
Ferreira W.
4-66-16-2
Corretja A.
Martin A.
6-16-0
R64
Carretero R.
Medvedev A.
7-657-67
Novak J.
Lopez F.
6-06-2
Muster T.
Filippini M.
6-32-66-2
Benfele Alvarez E.
Portas A.
6-766-46-4
Dewulf F.
Arazi H.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Larsson M.
6-36-2
Tarango J.
Santoro F.
6-36-1
Ferreira W.
Rascon J.
6-36-2
Martin A.
Navarro S.
4-67-56-2
Gaudenzi A.
Sanchez D.
6-46-2
Gustafsson M.
Goellner M.
6-16-1
Alami K.
Pescariu D.
6-756-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-3
Meligeni F.
Vicente F.
6-47-64
Costa C.
Hipperdinger D.
6-26-2
Martin T.
Fromberg R.
6-26-4
Dosedel S.
Burillo J.
6-31-67-65
Roig F.
Alonso J.
6-13-66-4
Munoz Q.
Schalken S.
7-646-3
Clavet F.
Sanchez J.
6-36-4
Costa A.
Lapentti N.
4-66-36-1
Blanco G.
Marin J.
6-36-1
Carbonell T.
Nydahl T.
5-76-36-3
Ulihrach B.
Viloca Puig J.
4-67-607-5