Magnus Larsson vs Marat Safin — Hong Kong Round of 16

Hong Kong · ATP · Round of 16
SWE
Magnus Larsson
56 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2001
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Larsson M.
6-2 3-6 6-4
Safin M.
Larsson M.
6362
Safin M.
2641

Magnus Larsson defeated Marat Safin 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the Hong Kong round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Magnus Larsson claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Magnus Larsson closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-04-13BarcelonaR64clayMarat Safin6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Larsson M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Larsson 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
Larsson M.Safin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Schuettler R.
7-636-2
Semi-finals
Rios M.
Ilie A.
6-46-2
Schuettler R.
Sa A.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Sa A.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-3
Schuettler R.
Ferrero J.
6-37-66
Ilie A.
Larsson M.
6-36-3
Rios M.
Grosjean S.
6-26-3
R16
Ilie A.
Chang M.
6-34-1
Grosjean S.
Massu N.
7-623-66-4
Ferrero J.
Mamiit C.
4-67-57-63
Larsson M.
Safin M.
6-23-66-4
Bjorkman J.
Arthurs W.
6-26-4
Sa A.
Kratochvil M.
7-56-4
Schuettler R.
Philippoussis M.
7-654-66-3
Rios M.
Carlsen K.
7-56-3
R32
Kratochvil M.
Clavet F.
7-637-64
Sa A.
Roddick A.
6-34-63-3
Schuettler R.
Russell M.
7-627-63
Philippoussis M.
Levy H.
6-37-5
Mamiit C.
Heuberger I.
7-656-4
Ferrero J.
Srichaphan P.
6-34-66-3
Bjorkman J.
Sargsian S.
6-26-4
Carlsen K.
Lee H.
6-17-5
Massu N.
Calatrava A.
2-67-656-3
Grosjean S.
Burgsmuller L.
7-646-4
Chang M.
Blake J.
7-637-5
Arthurs W.
Woodbridge T.
6-26-2
Rios M.
Vacek D.
6-26-1
Ilie A.
Motomura G.
4-66-47-63
Larsson M.
Godwin N.
2-66-46-3
Safin M.
Hui J.
6-36-2