Felix Mantilla vs Marat Safin — Long Island Semi-final

Long Island · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Felix Mantilla
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 August 1998
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Mantilla F.
6-3 5-7 6-4
Safin M.
Mantilla F.
6562
Safin M.
3741

Felix Mantilla defeated Marat Safin 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the Long Island semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Felix Mantilla narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Felix Mantilla closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayMarat Safin6-4 2-6 6-2 6-7(4) 11-9
2000-05-15Hamburg MastersR32clayMarat Safin6-3 6-0
2000-05-08Rome MastersR32clayFelix Mantilla7-5 6-7(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mantilla F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mantilla F.

Even 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 season
Mantilla F.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.6

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

Draw

Final
Rafter P.
Mantilla F.
7-636-2
Semi-finals
Mantilla F.
Safin M.
6-35-76-4
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Escude N.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Vacek D.
6-26-3
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6-17-62
Mantilla F.
Kuerten G.
6-42-66-4
R16
Vacek D.
Siemerink J.
6-14-66-3
Rusedski G.
Meligeni F.
6-27-66
Prinosil D.
Moya C.
6-26-2
Safin M.
Dewulf F.
7-666-1
Escude N.
Arazi H.
6-33-66-3
Rafter P.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-3
Mantilla F.
Ulihrach B.
7-646-3
Kuerten G.
Clavet F.
2-66-37-68
R32
Siemerink J.
Alonso J.
4-66-16-4
Safin M.
Berasategui A.
6-36-2
Dewulf F.
Woodforde M.
6-47-66
Prinosil D.
Hrbaty D.
0-66-36-1
Moya C.
Steven B.
7-56-3
Mantilla F.
Bruguera S.
6-46-4
Ulihrach B.
Dosedel S.
6-47-65
Clavet F.
Mor L.
6-26-1
Kuerten G.
Rios M.
6-37-64
Rafter P.
Sanchez J.
6-24-66-4
Damm Sr M.
Burillo J.
3-66-26-3
Escude N.
Johansson T.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Ivanisevic G.
5-76-37-62
Rusedski G.
Norman M.
6-36-4
Meligeni F.
Raoux G.
6-726-46-3
Vacek D.
Rosset M.
6-16-4