Marat Safin vs Wayne Arthurs — Lyon Round of 16

Lyon · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2002
clay
AUS
Wayne Arthurs
55 yrs · 190 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Safin M.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Arthurs W.
Safin M.
647122
Arthurs W.
366101

Marat Safin defeated Wayne Arthurs 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Lyon round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Wayne Arthurs came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-04-19Monte Carlo MastersR16clayMarat Safin6-4 6-2
1999-09-24Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUSRRgrassWayne Arthurs6-3 6-2
1998-07-27KitzbuhelR32clayWayne Arthurs7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Arthurs W.

Arthurs W.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Arthurs W.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Even
64%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
16.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mathieu P.
Kuerten G.
4-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Mathieu P.
Pless K.
6-757-656-4
Kuerten G.
Clement A.
6-46-716-3
Quarter-finals
Pless K.
Escude N.
6-36-1
Mathieu P.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-4
Clement A.
Grosjean S.
6-37-63
Kuerten G.
Safin M.
7-54-67-63
R16
Kuerten G.
Rosset M.
7-657-65
Mathieu P.
Johansson T.
7-56-75
Clement A.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Arthurs W.
6-34-67-610
Escude N.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-4
Pless K.
Ljubicic I.
4-66-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-4
Grosjean S.
Sa A.
6-06-1
R32
Ljubicic I.
Carraz G.
6-45-77-5
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
6-47-65
Arthurs W.
Vicente F.
7-636-756-4
Pless K.
Sanchez D.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Santoro F.
5-77-666-2
Mathieu P.
Boutter J.
6-27-5
Bjorkman J.
Gambill J.
6-27-67
Mirnyi M.
Rochus O.
6-37-5
Gonzalez F.
Acasuso J.
6-47-5
Clement A.
Benneteau J.
6-46-2
Sa A.
Carlsen K.
6-36-746-1
Grosjean S.
Pioline C.
6-15-76-1
Rosset M.
Voinea A.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-736-26-4
Escude N.
Sanguinetti D.
7-646-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Meligeni F.
6-36-4