Marat Safin vs Petr KordaOstrava Round of 32

Ostrava · ATP · Round of 32
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 October 1998
carpet
58 yrs · 190 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
6-4 6-2
Korda P.
Safin M.
662
Korda P.
42

Marat Safin defeated Petr Korda 6-4 6-2 in the Ostrava round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Petr Korda came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Korda P.

Korda P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safin M.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.