Michael Chang vs Marat Safin — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
Michael Chang
54 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 1999
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Chang M.
6-3 6-4
Safin M.
Chang M.
662
Safin M.
34–

Michael Chang defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Michael Chang claimed a first win over Marat Safin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Michael Chang closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-07AucklandR32hardMarat Safin2-6 6-3 6-4
1999-11-01Paris MastersSFhardMarat Safin6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Chang M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Chang 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
Chang M.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (189 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Agassi A.
7-676-4
Rafter P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Chang M.
6-26-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
7-57-5
Agassi A.
Kuerten G.
6-27-610
Sampras P.
Krajicek R.
6-46-2
R16
Agassi A.
Novak J.
7-637-65
Kuerten G.
Haas T.
7-57-5
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
6-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Woodruff C.
6-46-4
Chang M.
Pioline C.
6-16-4
Rafter P.
Lapentti N.
6-26-3
Sampras P.
Schuettler R.
7-57-62
Krajicek R.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-2
R32
Novak J.
Costa A.
7-637-66
Pioline C.
Courier J.
6-757-642-0
Kiefer N.
Goldstein P.
2-66-47-610
Rafter P.
Vacek D.
7-636-3
Sampras P.
Siemerink J.
7-696-4
Schuettler R.
Larsson M.
7-57-65
Gimelstob J.
Martin T.
6-46-4
Krajicek R.
Ljubicic I.
6-16-3
Agassi A.
Di Pasquale A.
6-46-1
Haas T.
Santoro F.
6-06-716-3
Kuerten G.
Martin A.
6-26-3
Henman T.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-1
Woodruff C.
Enqvist T.
6-17-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-4
Chang M.
Corretja A.
6-36-756-2
Lapentti N.
Gambill J.
6-07-63
R64
Schuettler R.
Johansson T.
6-43-4
Van Lottum J.
Black W.
6-36-2
Martin A.
Prinosil D.
7-636-3
Santoro F.
Black B.
7-656-3
Novak J.
Pretzsch A.
6-737-56-3
Costa A.
Ilie A.
6-43-66-2
Siemerink J.
Kroslak J.
6-16-2
Larsson M.
Clement A.
7-656-0
Haas T.
Malisse X.
7-56-2
Martin T.
Delgado R.
6-45-76-2
Gimelstob J.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Reneberg R.
7-626-4
Lapentti N.
Spadea V.
6-26-2
Pioline C.
Moya C.
6-46-1
Courier J.
Ivanisevic G.
7-616-2
Chang M.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Pavel A.
6-47-5
Woodruff C.
Ferreira W.
6-36-4
Di Pasquale A.
Washington M.
6-46-3
Gambill J.
Schalken S.
4-66-36-4
Vacek D.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Enqvist T.
Arthurs W.
7-57-61
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
7-56-3
Goldstein P.
Woodforde M.
6-36-2