Gustavo Kuerten vs Marat Safin — Lyon Quarter-final

Lyon · ATP · Quarter-final
BRA
Gustavo Kuerten
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2002
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Kuerten G.
7-5 4-6 7-6
Safin M.
Kuerten G.
74772
Safin M.
56631

Gustavo Kuerten defeated Marat Safin 7-5 4-6 7-6 in the Lyon quarter-final on clay. Gustavo Kuerten extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-08-26US OpenR64hardGustavo Kuerten6-4 6-4 7-5
2000-08-14IndianapolisFhardGustavo Kuerten3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
2000-05-15Hamburg MastersFclayGustavo Kuerten6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(3)
1999-11-01Paris MastersR32hardMarat Safin7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(4)
1999-01-18Australian OpenR64hardMarat Safin6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayMarat Safin3-6 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kuerten G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kuerten G.

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
Kuerten G.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 200). 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