Cedric Pioline vs Marat Safin — Tashkent Quarter-final

Tashkent · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Cedric Pioline
57 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 September 1998
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Pioline C.
6-7 6-2 7-6
Safin M.
Pioline C.
636772
Safin M.
772631

Cedric Pioline defeated Marat Safin 6-7 6-2 7-6 in the Tashkent quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Cedric Pioline narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-06-24WimbledonR128grassMarat Safin7-6(7) 6-2 6-3
2000-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayMarat Safin6-4 1-6 6-3 7-5
2000-05-15Hamburg MastersQFclayMarat Safin7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayCedric Pioline7-5 4-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Pioline C.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pioline C.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Pioline C.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.9
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.6

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

Draw

Final
Henman T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Pioline C.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Escude N.
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Etlis G.
6-33-66-1
Pioline C.
Safin M.
6-736-27-63
Escude N.
Braasch K.
6-47-65
Henman T.
Pescosolido S.
6-46-4
R16
Escude N.
Schalken S.
6-47-67
Pescosolido S.
Levy H.
2-67-616-3
Henman T.
Ran E.
6-46-1
Pioline C.
Tieleman L.
4-67-666-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Nainkin D.
6-36-0
Braasch K.
Rosset M.
6-46-766-3
Safin M.
Wassen R.
6-36-2
Etlis G.
Voltchkov V.
7-56-2
R32
Etlis G.
Godwin N.
2-66-47-5
Henman T.
Welgreen N.
6-16-4
Ran E.
Luxa P.
6-36-3
Levy H.
Ogorodov O.
6-43-66-3
Pescosolido S.
Carlsen K.
7-626-2
Escude N.
Tomashevich D.
6-36-3
Schalken S.
Burrieza O.
6-46-757-65
Braasch K.
Hantschk M.
6-47-65
Rosset M.
Ketola T.
7-6107-5
Safin M.
Ganiev T.
6-26-2
Wassen R.
Burgsmuller L.
3-66-26-3
Tieleman L.
Schuettler R.
7-666-3
Pioline C.
Kutsenko V.
6-36-3
Voltchkov V.
Prinosil D.
6-44-66-4
Nainkin D.
Roux L.
3-66-26-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Sinner M.
6-46-2