Hicham Arazi vs Marat Safin — Estoril Round of 32

Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
MAR
Hicham Arazi
52 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 April 1999
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Arazi H.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Safin M.
Arazi H.
78562
Safin M.
66731

Hicham Arazi defeated Marat Safin 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. 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

  • Match story: Hicham Arazi closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.

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
1999-01-04DohaR32hardHicham Arazi1-6 6-3 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Arazi H.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Costa A.
Martin T.
7-642-66-3
Semi-finals
Martin T.
Rios M.
6-37-63
Costa A.
Golmard J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Martin T.
Meligeni F.
4-5
Rios M.
Kuerten G.
6-46-3
Golmard J.
Alami K.
6-47-61
Costa A.
Mantilla F.
6-26-4
R16
Costa A.
Agenor R.
7-657-67
Rios M.
Portas A.
6-36-3
Martin T.
Marques N.
7-56-3
Meligeni F.
Arazi H.
6-26-2
Golmard J.
Spadea V.
6-36-2
Kuerten G.
Novak J.
6-36-4
Mantilla F.
Medvedev A.
6-36-2
Alami K.
Pavel A.
3-66-36-2
R32
Golmard J.
Clavet F.
7-637-65
Spadea V.
Dewulf F.
6-26-1
Martin T.
Berasategui A.
6-17-63
Marques N.
Solves G.
6-23-66-3
Meligeni F.
Di Pasquale A.
6-26-2
Agenor R.
Vicente F.
6-16-4
Medvedev A.
Costa C.
1-66-27-64
Mantilla F.
Muster T.
6-36-2
Kuerten G.
Marin J.
6-36-756-4
Arazi H.
Safin M.
7-665-76-3
Rios M.
Voinea A.
3-66-46-2
Portas A.
Leao P.
6-16-1
Novak J.
Blanco G.
7-616-3
Pavel A.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-32-66-3
Alami K.
Lopez Moron A.
6-46-0
Costa A.
Squillari F.
6-16-3