Marat Safin vs Nicolas Lapentti — Barcelona Quarter-final

Barcelona · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2000
clay
ECU
Nicolas Lapentti
49 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
Safin M.
7-6 7-5
Lapentti N.
Safin M.
7772
Lapentti N.
635–

Marat Safin defeated Nicolas Lapentti 7-6 7-5 in the Barcelona quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Lapentti came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Nicolas Lapentti in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR32clayNicolas Lapentti7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lapentti N.

Lapentti N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Safin M.

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.Lapentti N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Lapentti N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
70
Break points won·Slight edge
47
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
49
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Ferrero J.
6-36-36-4
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Moya C.
6-46-756-2
Safin M.
Norman M.
2-67-646-3
Quarter-finals
Safin M.
Lapentti N.
7-637-5
Moya C.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Norman M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-26-4
Ferrero J.
Rios M.
6-36-4
R16
Moya C.
Rosset M.
7-647-62
Norman M.
Krajicek R.
7-626-4
Haas T.
Rusedski G.
7-666-3
Ferrero J.
Santoro F.
6-34-66-0
Safin M.
Gaudio G.
6-44-66-4
Lapentti N.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Bruguera S.
6-36-4
Rios M.
Vinciguerra A.
7-637-5
R32
Norman M.
Schuettler R.
7-626-3
Moya C.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-27-64
Rosset M.
Arazi H.
4-66-46-4
Rusedski G.
Alami K.
6-33-66-2
Rios M.
Pavel A.
6-34-67-61
Vinciguerra A.
Navarro S.
6-47-66
Ferrero J.
Vicente F.
7-636-2
Santoro F.
Puentes G.
6-26-4
Gaudio G.
Corretja A.
0-66-36-3
Safin M.
Puerta M.
6-727-616-4
Hrbaty D.
Berasategui A.
7-57-5
Haas T.
Marin J.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Mantilla F.
6-36-0
El Aynaoui Y.
Clavet F.
7-57-66
Bruguera S.
Sargsian S.
6-36-3
Krajicek R.
Meligeni F.
7-56-1
R64
Schuettler R.
Canas G.
6-13-0
Krajicek R.
Tillstrom M.
7-677-64
Rosset M.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-766-3
Arazi H.
Fromberg R.
6-36-4
Haas T.
Etlis G.
7-54-66-4
Marin J.
Portas A.
7-676-3
Alami K.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-756-2
Pavel A.
Squillari F.
6-33-66-3
Navarro S.
Grosjean S.
6-36-4
Ferrero J.
Escude N.
6-47-5
Vicente F.
Gumy H.
2-67-656-2
Santoro F.
Blanco G.
4-66-36-3
Gaudio G.
Di Pasquale A.
6-16-3
Puerta M.
Alonso J.
7-57-63
Safin M.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Kulti N.
7-614-67-5
Berasategui A.
Robredo T.
6-16-1
Mantilla F.
Schalken S.
6-16-3
Clavet F.
Martin A.
7-636-3
Bruguera S.
Federer R.
6-16-1
Sargsian S.
Costa A.
7-626-4
Meligeni F.
Rochus C.
6-46-3
Moya C.
Clement A.
6-44-66-4
Vinciguerra A.
Spadea V.
6-46-2