Marat Safin vs Gianluca Pozzi — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 1999
hard
ITA
Gianluca Pozzi
61 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLW
Safin M.
6-3 6-2
Pozzi G.
Safin M.
662
Pozzi G.
32–

Marat Safin defeated Gianluca Pozzi 6-3 6-2 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-10-23MoscowR16hardMarat Safin6-1 7-5
2000-08-28US OpenR64hardMarat Safin6-3 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4
2000-06-12Queen's ClubQFgrassGianluca Pozzi7-5 7-6(4)
1999-08-23BostonR32hardMarat Safin7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pozzi G.

Pozzi G.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
Safin M.Pozzi G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
47%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 25 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Schalken S.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Schalken S.
Steven B.
6-46-4
Haas T.
Mantilla F.
4-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Haas T.
Raoux G.
7-647-62
Schalken S.
Pavel A.
6-36-2
Steven B.
Zabaleta M.
6-06-4
Mantilla F.
Hrbaty D.
2-67-56-3
R16
Pavel A.
Vicente F.
6-36-4
Raoux G.
Martin A.
7-655-77-61
Zabaleta M.
Norman M.
5-76-36-3
Haas T.
Marin J.
6-36-4
Steven B.
Safin M.
7-56-2
Mantilla F.
Voinea A.
1-66-16-4
Schalken S.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Meligeni F.
7-627-5
R32
Norman M.
Santoro F.
4-67-673-0
Pavel A.
Rios M.
5-72-0
Hrbaty D.
Squillari F.
6-26-4
Steven B.
Ferreira W.
6-16-4
Raoux G.
Black B.
6-36-3
Martin A.
Ilie A.
6-36-4
Marin J.
Costa C.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Sa A.
6-27-65
Zabaleta M.
Sanguinetti D.
3-66-36-2
Safin M.
Pozzi G.
6-36-2
Schalken S.
Spadea V.
7-666-4
Vacek D.
Canas G.
4-67-56-3
Vicente F.
Tarango J.
6-24-66-4
Mantilla F.
Tieleman L.
7-6106-2
Voinea A.
Courier J.
7-656-1
Meligeni F.
Hunt A.
6-17-5