Marat Safin vs Xavier Malisse — Milan Round of 16

Milan · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2001
carpet
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Safin M.
3-6 6-3 7-5
Malisse X.
Safin M.
3672
Malisse X.
6351

Marat Safin defeated Xavier Malisse 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Milan round of 16 on carpet. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarat Safin6-3 6-2
2003-02-17RotterdamR32hardMarat Safin7-5 6-3
2002-05-06Rome MastersR32clayXavier Malisse6-3 6-4
2001-07-23Los AngelesR16hardXavier Malisse7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve-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 season
Safin M.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
52
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Slight edge
47
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
53
Tiebreaks·Even
52
56

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

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Boutter J.
6-46-776-4
Semi-finals
Boutter J.
Rusedski G.
7-657-63
Federer R.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-746-3
Quarter-finals
Rusedski G.
Safin M.
6-07-65
Federer R.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-4
Boutter J.
Gambill J.
6-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Voltchkov V.
6-46-3
R16
Ivanisevic G.
Ulihrach B.
W/O
Rusedski G.
Rosset M.
6-31-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Heuberger I.
6-26-3
Gambill J.
Bruguera S.
6-37-5
Federer R.
Saulnier C.
2-66-36-4
Voltchkov V.
Medvedev A.
6-27-5
Safin M.
Malisse X.
3-66-37-5
Boutter J.
Santoro F.
7-646-4
R32
Gambill J.
Schalken S.
6-16-736-2
Federer R.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Tarango J.
4-66-46-2
Heuberger I.
Dosedel S.
6-27-64
Voltchkov V.
Vanek J.
6-41-67-61
Medvedev A.
Pavel A.
7-662-67-65
Ivanisevic G.
Kiefer N.
2-66-26-3
Ulihrach B.
Escude N.
7-56-777-5
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6-47-5
Saulnier C.
Sanguinetti D.
7-666-4
Malisse X.
Gaudenzi A.
7-56-2
Rusedski G.
Pozzi G.
6-17-5
Rosset M.
Ljubicic I.
4-67-6126-4
Santoro F.
Hrbaty D.
3-67-56-3
Boutter J.
Golmard J.
7-656-4
Bruguera S.
Levy H.
3-67-636-4