Marat Safin vs Nicolas Escude — Paris Masters Quarter-final
Paris Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2002 ·
hard
Safin M.6-3 5-7 6-3
Escude N.
Safin M.
6562
Escude N.
3731
Marat Safin defeated Nicolas Escude 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Paris Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Escude came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-30 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Escude | 6-4 5-2 |
| 2000-10-09 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Nicolas Escude | 5-7 6-3 7-6 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 3-2 |
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Nicolas Escude | 6-2 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.6
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast