Juan Carlos Ferrero vs Marat Safin — Roland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Juan Carlos Ferrero
46 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 May 2002
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Ferrero J.
6-3 6-2 6-4
Safin M.
Ferrero J.
6663
Safin M.
324–

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's round of 32. Juan Carlos Ferrero narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.

Key context

Head to head

5–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-14ValenciaR32hardMarat Safin6-3 5-7 6-4
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayJuan Carlos Ferrero6-3 7-6(15)
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayMarat Safin7-6(5) 7-5 1-6 7-6(2)
2005-05-09Hamburg MastersR32clayJuan Carlos Ferrero4-6 6-4 6-2
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR16clayJuan Carlos Ferrero6-2 6-4
2003-04-21BarcelonaSFclayMarat Safin6-4 6-3
2001-02-26DubaiFhardJuan Carlos Ferrero6-2 3-1 RET
2000-11-13Paris MastersSFhardMarat Safin6-2 6-2
2000-08-28US OpenR16hardMarat Safin6-1 6-2 6-2
2000-04-24BarcelonaFclayMarat Safin6-3 6-3 6-4
2000-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs RUSRRclayJuan Carlos Ferrero6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ferrero J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ferrero J.

Even serve battle

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
Ferrero J.Safin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ferrero J.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
53
Break points saved·Even
87
83
Break points won·Even
49
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
52

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
14°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Costa A.
Ferrero J.
6-16-04-66-3
Semi-finals
Costa A.
Corretja A.
6-36-43-66-3
Ferrero J.
Safin M.
6-36-26-4
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Pavel A.
7-657-57-5
Safin M.
Grosjean S.
6-36-26-2
Costa A.
Canas G.
7-53-66-736-46-0
Ferrero J.
Agassi A.
6-35-77-56-3
R16
Canas G.
Hewitt L.
6-717-6136-46-3
Costa A.
Kuerten G.
6-47-56-4
Pavel A.
Haas T.
6-17-696-4
Corretja A.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-27-5
Safin M.
Di Pasquale A.
3-66-46-36-2
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
6-27-56-3
Agassi A.
Mathieu P.
4-63-66-36-36-3
Ferrero J.
Gaudio G.
6-736-16-756-26-4
R32
Gaudio G.
Arazi H.
6-24-66-43-1
Safin M.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-33-66-4
Hewitt L.
Schalken S.
6-17-56-736-1
Canas G.
Moya C.
4-67-616-726-16-2
Costa A.
Gaudenzi A.
7-626-17-5
Kuerten G.
Gonzalez F.
6-32-67-666-4
Haas T.
Nieminen J.
6-37-52-66-4
Pavel A.
Montanes A.
6-11-66-46-3
Corretja A.
Clement A.
6-16-24-65-78-6
Zabaleta M.
Vicente F.
4-66-36-46-3
Ferrero J.
Coria G.
6-26-36-3
Mathieu P.
Novak J.
6-46-46-3
Agassi A.
Robredo T.
6-26-46-2
Malisse X.
Portas A.
6-26-37-63
Grosjean S.
Spadea V.
6-27-656-756-4
Di Pasquale A.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-36-3
R64
Agassi A.
Sanchez D.
4-66-26-1
Haas T.
Lopez F.
6-36-46-4
Safin M.
Rochus O.
4-66-23-66-36-3
Novak J.
Knippschild J.
6-16-27-5
Mathieu P.
Santoro F.
7-56-11-66-4
Robredo T.
Ogorodov O.
6-34-66-16-2
Malisse X.
Henman T.
6-23-67-646-3
Portas A.
Mamiit C.
3-66-36-46-4
Spadea V.
Voinea A.
6-44-62-67-648-6
Grosjean S.
Blake J.
6-43-66-27-5
Di Pasquale A.
Arthurs W.
7-646-36-2
Nalbandian D.
Saretta F.
6-36-46-0
Srichaphan P.
Enqvist T.
6-41-67-56-3
Ferrero J.
Coutelot N.
6-25-71-66-26-0
Coria G.
Schuettler R.
6-46-26-3
Gaudio G.
Labadze I.
6-16-26-796-4
Arazi H.
Puerta M.
6-26-16-2
Zabaleta M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-642-66-47-64
Vicente F.
Martin A.
6-46-36-3
Corretja A.
Martin T.
6-26-37-5
Clement A.
Johansson T.
7-646-16-3
Montanes A.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-57-626-4
Pavel A.
Kratochvil M.
6-36-16-3
Hewitt L.
Stoliarov A.
4-67-656-07-5
Schalken S.
De Chaunac S.
6-06-27-63
Nieminen J.
Hadad A.
6-746-46-47-5
Moya C.
Philippoussis M.
6-27-677-69
Canas G.
Calatrava A.
3-66-16-26-0
Gaudenzi A.
Brasington J.
6-37-606-1
Costa A.
Davydenko N.
7-57-646-2
Gonzalez F.
Meligeni F.
6-23-66-16-2
Kuerten G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-706-24-66-46-3
R128
Blake J.
Burgsmuller L.
6-22-1
Robredo T.
Levy H.
6-16-01-0
Pavel A.
Lee M.
6-15-4
Safin M.
Llodra M.
6-42-67-676-4
Henman T.
Blanco G.
6-46-37-66
Santoro F.
Norman M.
6-25-73-66-46-4
Puerta M.
Pless K.
6-31-67-655-76-3
Arazi H.
Federer R.
6-36-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Behrend T.
6-36-23-66-736-1
Zabaleta M.
Vacek J.
6-13-66-36-4
Martin A.
Ginepri R.
7-656-26-3
Vicente F.
Ljubicic I.
4-66-17-674-66-3
Corretja A.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-46-1
Martin T.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-27-53-64-67-5
Clement A.
Benneteau J.
6-06-16-4
Gonzalez F.
Draper S.
6-27-696-3
Rochus O.
Savolt A.
6-47-606-2
Saretta F.
Marach O.
6-26-24-66-756-4
Nalbandian D.
Calleri A.
6-25-76-26-4
Enqvist T.
Massa E.
4-64-66-36-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Sluiter R.
5-76-26-756-46-4
Di Pasquale A.
Russell M.
6-46-04-66-1
Arthurs W.
Roddick A.
4-67-6144-67-56-3
Grosjean S.
Clavet F.
7-607-623-66-3
Spadea V.
Pioline C.
4-66-46-43-66-4
Voinea A.
Chela J.
7-697-54-67-67
Mamiit C.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-45-76-4
Portas A.
Ilie A.
7-646-36-4
Malisse X.
Popp A.
6-46-14-66-1
Agassi A.
Prodon E.
6-36-36-1
Sanchez D.
Acasuso J.
6-47-56-4
Ogorodov O.
Hipfl M.
6-786-12-67-59-7
Davydenko N.
Galimberti G.
6-746-46-16-3
Brasington J.
Luzzi F.
6-26-27-5
Gaudenzi A.
Sampras P.
3-66-46-27-63
Canas G.
Kucera K.
6-736-46-26-2
Calatrava A.
Kiefer N.
6-36-06-4
Philippoussis M.
Varlet J.
1-66-756-47-636-3
Moya C.
Delgado R.
6-36-36-2
Schalken S.
Miranda I.
7-626-06-1
De Chaunac S.
Chang M.
4-64-66-46-26-4
Hewitt L.
Sa A.
7-56-47-5
Stoliarov A.
Bjorkman J.
1-66-46-47-5
Costa A.
Gasquet R.
3-66-06-46-3
Mathieu P.
Ferreira W.
6-46-715-76-26-0
Knippschild J.
Lee H.
6-41-63-67-636-1
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-36-47-65
Ferrero J.
Lisnard J.
6-17-616-3
Coutelot N.
Koubek S.
6-46-46-4
Coria G.
Sargsian S.
6-27-56-0
Schuettler R.
Galvani S.
7-642-67-636-1
Gaudio G.
Balcells J.
6-46-27-5
Labadze I.
Boutter J.
7-645-76-766-39-7
Johansson T.
Squillari F.
6-27-666-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Gambill J.
3-66-36-43-66-4
Montanes A.
Dupuis A.
6-736-43-66-27-5
Kratochvil M.
Hrbaty D.
6-06-766-36-3
Nieminen J.
Lapentti N.
6-36-47-65
Hadad A.
Rochus C.
6-16-26-746-2
Lopez F.
Perez D.
4-66-46-24-66-4
Haas T.
Tabara M.
6-37-56-4
Kuerten G.
Heuberger I.
7-56-26-2
Sanguinetti D.
Knowle J.
6-34-67-56-3
Meligeni F.
Escude N.
6-46-20-66-4