Marat Safin vs Xavier Malisse — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2003
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Safin M.
7-5 6-3
Malisse X.
Safin M.
762
Malisse X.
53–

Marat Safin defeated Xavier Malisse 7-5 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's round of 16. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarat Safin6-3 6-2
2002-05-06Rome MastersR32clayXavier Malisse6-3 6-4
2001-07-23Los AngelesR16hardXavier Malisse7-5 6-3
2001-01-29MilanR16carpetMarat Safin3-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
52
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Slight edge
47
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
53
Tiebreaks·Even
52
56

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
-2°CClear
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Mirnyi M.
Sluiter R.
7-636-4
Semi-finals
Sluiter R.
Grosjean S.
6-36-3
Mirnyi M.
Federer R.
5-76-36-4
Quarter-finals
Sluiter R.
Ferrero J.
1-2
Grosjean S.
Escude N.
5-77-634-4
Mirnyi M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-657-64
Federer R.
Schalken S.
6-26-4
R16
Mirnyi M.
Ljubicic I.
4-2
Federer R.
Santoro F.
6-06-4
Schalken S.
Rochus O.
7-56-2
Grosjean S.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-3
Escude N.
Krajicek R.
6-36-717-64
Ferrero J.
Bjorkman J.
3-66-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Safin M.
4-67-656-4
Sluiter R.
Nieminen J.
7-672-66-3
R32
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
7-647-65
Rochus O.
Koubek S.
6-26-1
Ljubicic I.
Henman T.
6-46-2
Sluiter R.
Verkerk M.
3-66-47-63
Federer R.
Enqvist T.
3-66-36-4
Nieminen J.
Corretja A.
6-46-0
Kafelnikov Y.
Lopez F.
6-26-0
Mirnyi M.
Ancic M.
6-757-656-4
Hrbaty D.
Voinea A.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Malisse X.
7-56-3
Schalken S.
Rochus C.
6-36-3
Grosjean S.
Furlan R.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Wessels P.
6-26-2
Escude N.
Costa A.
6-36-3
Santoro F.
Pavel A.
6-44-66-2
Krajicek R.
Robredo T.
7-656-756-2