Albert Costa vs Marat Safin — Masters Cup Round Robin
Masters Cup · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 November 2002 ·
hard
Costa A.3-6 6-4 6-3
Safin M.
Costa A.
3662
Safin M.
6431
Albert Costa defeated Marat Safin 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Masters Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Albert Costa claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Albert Costa dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.