Wayne Arthurs vs Marat Safin — Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS Round Robin
Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 24 September 1999
grass
Arthurs W.6-3 6-2
Safin M.
Arthurs W.
662
Safin M.
32–
Wayne Arthurs defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-2 in the Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS round robin on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Wayne Arthurs narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Wayne Arthurs dropped just 5 games past Marat Safin.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-10-07 | Lyon | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 4-6 7-6(10) |
| 1998-07-27 | Kitzbuhel | R32 | clay | Wayne Arthurs | 7-6(6) 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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 season1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
81%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
30%
37%
Break points saved·Even
68%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.9
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.