Hicham Arazi vs Marat Safin — Doha Round of 32

Doha · ATP · Round of 32
MAR
Hicham Arazi
52 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 January 1999
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Arazi H.
1-6 6-3 7-6
Safin M.
Arazi H.
16772
Safin M.
63651

Hicham Arazi defeated Marat Safin 1-6 6-3 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Hicham Arazi narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-08-27US OpenR32hardMarat Safin7-5 6-4 7-6(5)
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayMarat Safin7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 6-3
1999-04-05EstorilR32clayHicham Arazi7-6(6) 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Arazi H.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Arazi H.

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
Arazi H.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Schuettler R.
Henman T.
6-45-76-1
Semi-finals
Schuettler R.
Pioline C.
3-66-27-5
Henman T.
Alami K.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Pioline C.
Zabaleta M.
7-626-2
Alami K.
Arazi H.
6-16-736-4
Henman T.
Tarango J.
6-46-7136-4
Schuettler R.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-756-2
R16
Tarango J.
Vicente F.
6-37-5
Henman T.
El Aynaoui Y.
4-66-36-0
Alami K.
Squillari F.
6-26-727-5
Arazi H.
Kafelnikov Y.
3-66-17-610
Zabaleta M.
Karbacher B.
6-03-67-5
Pioline C.
Sanchez J.
7-626-2
Ivanisevic G.
Van Garsse C.
6-36-0
Schuettler R.
Vacek D.
7-636-3
R32
El Aynaoui Y.
Santoro F.
6-46-1
Henman T.
Schalken S.
6-26-3
Zabaleta M.
Costa C.
6-46-3
Tarango J.
Siemerink J.
6-36-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Huet S.
2-66-36-4
Pioline C.
Marin J.
6-36-1
Ivanisevic G.
Clavet F.
6-36-716-4
Sanchez J.
Carlsen K.
6-36-4
Van Garsse C.
Dewulf F.
6-17-63
Schuettler R.
Medvedev A.
4-66-36-2
Vacek D.
Johansson T.
6-16-2
Alami K.
Korda P.
7-652-66-3
Squillari F.
Ulihrach B.
2-66-16-4
Arazi H.
Safin M.
1-66-37-65
Karbacher B.
Rusedski G.
4-67-636-3
Vicente F.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-2