Marat Safin vs Vladimir Voltchkov — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2000
hard
BLR
Vladimir Voltchkov
48 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWWL
Safin M.
7-6 6-1
Voltchkov V.
Safin M.
7762
Voltchkov V.
651–

Marat Safin defeated Vladimir Voltchkov 7-6 6-1 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vladimir Voltchkov came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Vladimir Voltchkov in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-10-21St. PetersburgR16carpetVladimir Voltchkov6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Voltchkov V.

Voltchkov V.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Voltchkov V.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Prinosil D.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Prinosil D.
Safin M.
6-746-36-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Rosset M.
4-66-27-5
Quarter-finals
Rosset M.
Youzhny M.
6-726-47-62
Kafelnikov Y.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-2
Safin M.
Voltchkov V.
7-656-1
Prinosil D.
Bjorkman J.
7-635-77-65
R16
Burgsmuller L.
Novak J.
5-76-16-3
Safin M.
Pozzi G.
6-17-5
Voltchkov V.
Ilie A.
7-54-66-4
Prinosil D.
Levy H.
6-36-0
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-33-66-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Martin A.
6-36-1
Youzhny M.
Johansson T.
4-66-27-65
Rosset M.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-4
R32
Burgsmuller L.
Damm Sr M.
2-60-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Golovanov D.
7-646-4
Pozzi G.
Koubek S.
3-66-16-2
Safin M.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Ilie A.
Phau B.
6-16-2
Voltchkov V.
Vicente F.
7-54-66-3
Prinosil D.
Nestor D.
6-756-36-3
Levy H.
Ruud C.
6-46-1
Bjorkman J.
Ketola T.
6-27-5
Mirnyi M.
Pless K.
7-686-1
Youzhny M.
Santoro F.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Portas A.
6-34-66-4
Gustafsson M.
Clavet F.
6-46-4
Rosset M.
Cherkasov A.
6-26-4
Novak J.
Ivanisevic G.
3-66-36-4
Martin A.
Kroslak J.
6-766-36-4