Marat Safin vs Nicolas Kiefer — US Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2002
hard
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
Safin M.
6-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
6446773
Kiefer N.
3664642

Marat Safin defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 128, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in five sets, 6–3 4–6 4–6 6–4 7–6.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-13Cincinnati MastersR64hardNicolas Kiefer6-3 7-6(1)
2005-02-21DubaiR32hardNicolas Kiefer7-6(2) 6-4
2004-07-26Canada MastersR64hardNicolas Kiefer6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(2)
2002-05-20DusseldorfRRclayNicolas Kiefer6-4 2-6 7-6(5)
2000-08-28US OpenQFhardMarat Safin7-5 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
1999-04-02Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs RUSRRcarpetMarat Safin7-6(9) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

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
Safin M.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.6
7.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Kiefer N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
59
Break points saved·Even
83
81
Break points won·Slight edge
47
58
Deciding sets·Even
61
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
68

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Agassi A.
6-36-45-76-4
Semi-finals
Agassi A.
Hewitt L.
6-47-656-716-2
Sampras P.
Schalken S.
7-667-646-2
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-17-664-66-2
Agassi A.
Mirnyi M.
6-756-37-56-3
Sampras P.
Roddick A.
6-36-26-4
Schalken S.
Gonzalez F.
6-756-36-36-757-62
R16
Schalken S.
Kuerten G.
6-37-666-757-64
Gonzalez F.
Clement A.
6-46-26-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Ferreira W.
3-67-57-57-63
Sampras P.
Haas T.
7-56-46-757-5
Roddick A.
Chela J.
5-76-46-46-4
Hewitt L.
Novak J.
6-46-27-5
Mirnyi M.
Federer R.
6-37-656-4
Agassi A.
Gambill J.
6-26-36-3
R32
Kuerten G.
Massu N.
6-15-4
Novak J.
Rios M.
6-36-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Vicente F.
6-22-66-16-2
Mirnyi M.
Hrbaty D.
7-652-66-46-4
Federer R.
Malisse X.
4-66-36-46-4
Gambill J.
Gaudio G.
6-06-26-0
Agassi A.
Delgado R.
6-26-16-2
Chela J.
Henman T.
6-36-36-2
Roddick A.
Corretja A.
6-46-17-66
Sampras P.
Rusedski G.
7-644-67-633-66-4
Clement A.
Coria G.
2-66-27-57-65
Schalken S.
Sargsian S.
7-56-33-66-1
Hewitt L.
Blake J.
6-756-36-43-66-3
Ferreira W.
Robredo T.
6-16-27-5
Haas T.
Enqvist T.
6-43-63-66-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Ferrero J.
6-46-46-4
R64
El Aynaoui Y.
Arazi H.
6-36-42-0
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-34-66-16-3
Haas T.
Kucera K.
6-16-46-4
Chela J.
Llodra M.
7-676-36-2
Hrbaty D.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-16-1
Mirnyi M.
Dupuis A.
6-46-33-66-2
Robredo T.
Meligeni F.
4-66-36-34-66-2
Malisse X.
Spadea V.
6-44-66-26-2
Federer R.
Chang M.
6-36-16-3
Gambill J.
Moya C.
6-36-36-1
Gaudio G.
Lopez F.
6-23-66-46-3
Delgado R.
Levy H.
4-66-37-647-63
Agassi A.
Gimelstob J.
6-06-16-1
Henman T.
Norman D.
6-36-47-5
Ferreira W.
Costa A.
1-66-7106-47-56-4
Corretja A.
Heuberger I.
7-56-26-1
Roddick A.
Sluiter R.
6-26-46-4
Rusedski G.
Srichaphan P.
3-67-627-656-736-4
Sampras P.
Pless K.
6-37-56-4
Enqvist T.
Martin A.
6-17-636-0
Ferrero J.
Etlis G.
6-25-76-07-5
Gonzalez F.
Carlsen K.
7-656-47-63
Coria G.
Lisnard J.
6-16-36-4
Clement A.
Grosjean S.
6-33-64-66-26-4
Sargsian S.
Popp A.
2-66-36-46-756-4
Schalken S.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-36-4
Massu N.
Melzer J.
6-47-634-66-0
Kuerten G.
Safin M.
6-46-47-5
Vicente F.
Fish M.
7-57-646-1
Novak J.
Van Lottum J.
6-47-636-1
Rios M.
Soderling R.
6-43-66-36-3
Hewitt L.
Okun N.
7-676-46-1
R128
Lisnard J.
Schuettler R.
3-66-726-44-0
Gambill J.
Knowle J.
6-12-1
Mirnyi M.
Savolt A.
7-647-50-1
Dupuis A.
Gaudenzi A.
6-36-34-2
Hrbaty D.
Ancic M.
4-66-37-635-73-2
Novak J.
Krajicek R.
6-15-4
Costa A.
Norman M.
6-26-43-66-3
Grosjean S.
Rosset M.
6-13-66-16-4
Clement A.
Koubek S.
6-34-67-56-3
Coria G.
Waske A.
7-647-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Santoro F.
7-636-46-727-5
Levy H.
Pavel A.
1-67-674-66-36-4
Gaudio G.
Martin T.
6-26-30-67-5
Moya C.
Voinea A.
3-66-46-37-64
Federer R.
Vanek J.
6-16-34-67-5
Chang M.
Clavet F.
7-663-66-47-63
Spadea V.
Golmard J.
4-62-66-16-36-2
Malisse X.
Montanes A.
7-56-26-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Sanguinetti D.
6-27-53-66-4
Ferreira W.
Vacek J.
6-36-47-5
Meligeni F.
Calleri A.
3-67-656-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Morrison J.
6-766-36-27-5
Arazi H.
Rochus O.
6-26-26-4
Fish M.
Lee H.
7-664-66-36-3
Vicente F.
Nieminen J.
1-66-36-06-2
Van Lottum J.
Horna L.
6-47-634-66-4
Soderling R.
Burgsmuller L.
7-676-06-4
Rios M.
Bjorkman J.
1-66-26-46-1
Blake J.
Vahaly B.
6-736-36-37-65
Davydenko N.
Lukaev R.
6-41-66-46-4
Okun N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-746-46-46-3
Hewitt L.
Coutelot N.
6-26-36-3
Schalken S.
Philippoussis M.
6-714-66-36-3
Massu N.
Lapentti N.
6-46-36-787-5
Melzer J.
Brasington J.
6-37-56-3
Kuerten G.
Boutter J.
3-67-656-16-0
Safin M.
Kiefer N.
6-34-64-66-47-64
Lopez F.
Sa A.
7-57-616-3
Robredo T.
Zabaleta M.
6-26-737-54-67-65
Popp A.
Vinciguerra A.
7-647-6106-2
Sargsian S.
Nalbandian D.
6-16-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Mathieu P.
2-67-613-66-46-4
Carlsen K.
Saretta F.
7-624-66-45-77-64
Etlis G.
Rehnquist B.
6-36-47-63
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
7-647-623-67-5
Haas T.
Sanchez D.
7-613-63-66-47-5
Kucera K.
Stepanek R.
6-706-42-66-26-1
Martin A.
Kratochvil M.
5-76-46-37-66
Enqvist T.
Boeker M.
6-26-37-63
Sampras P.
Portas A.
6-16-46-4
Pless K.
Taino E.
6-756-36-26-1
Srichaphan P.
Amritraj P.
6-16-36-0
Rusedski G.
Kim A.
6-14-67-616-3
Roddick A.
Verkerk M.
7-626-36-4
Sluiter R.
Dent T.
3-66-36-01-66-3
Heuberger I.
Saoudi S.
6-42-67-53-67-63
Corretja A.
Labadze I.
6-36-46-2
Chela J.
Mantilla F.
6-27-646-2
Llodra M.
Acasuso J.
6-16-26-2
Norman D.
Ulihrach B.
4-64-66-47-656-4
Henman T.
Ketola T.
6-16-16-1
Agassi A.
Ginepri R.
6-36-36-3
Gimelstob J.
Kempes E.
6-43-66-36-746-3
Delgado R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-760-66-47-5