Marat Safin vs Goran Ivanisevic — St. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2001
carpet
CRO
Goran Ivanisevic
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Safin M.
6-3 7-6
Ivanisevic G.
Safin M.
6772
Ivanisevic G.
360–

Marat Safin defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-3 7-6 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Goran Ivanisevic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Goran Ivanisevic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-06-25WimbledonQFgrassGoran Ivanisevic7-6(2) 7-5 3-6 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic G.

Ivanisevic G.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Ivanisevic G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
31%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
15.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Schuettler R.
3-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Schuettler R.
Llodra M.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-746-26-4
Quarter-finals
Schuettler R.
Mirnyi M.
7-56-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Ivanisevic G.
6-37-60
Llodra M.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
R16
Safin M.
Martin A.
6-766-47-66
Kafelnikov Y.
Youzhny M.
6-717-667-5
Santoro F.
Savolt A.
7-52-66-3
Llodra M.
Voltchkov V.
7-616-2
Mirnyi M.
Rusedski G.
7-6126-4
Schuettler R.
Vacek D.
6-26-4
Ivanisevic G.
Mantilla F.
7-687-5
Koubek S.
Medvedev A.
7-636-2
R32
Mirnyi M.
Novak J.
6-07-64
Rusedski G.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-4
Medvedev A.
Haas T.
3-67-676-4
Koubek S.
Vanek J.
6-17-60
Llodra M.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-63
Voltchkov V.
Escude N.
6-27-64
Ivanisevic G.
Massu N.
6-26-3
Mantilla F.
Labadze I.
6-47-63
Santoro F.
Elgin M.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6-46-2
Martin A.
Burgsmuller L.
4-66-36-4
Youzhny M.
Calatrava A.
7-57-5
Schuettler R.
Ferrero J.
7-686-4
Vacek D.
Rochus O.
6-37-63
Kafelnikov Y.
Sargsian S.
7-636-2
Savolt A.
Diaz J.
6-47-5