Franco Squillari vs Marat Safin — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
Franco Squillari
50 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2003
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Squillari F.
6-4 5-7 6-2
Safin M.
Squillari F.
6562
Safin M.
4721

Franco Squillari defeated Marat Safin 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Franco Squillari claimed a first win over Marat Safin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-10-08LyonR32clayMarat Safin6-4 7-5
2001-05-21DusseldorfRRclayMarat Safin7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Squillari F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Squillari F.

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
Squillari F.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
8.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (49 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ferrero J.
Rochus C.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Saretta F.
7-636-2
Rochus C.
Vicente F.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Ferrero J.
Calleri A.
6-36-4
Vicente F.
Massu N.
6-36-4
Rochus C.
Sargsian S.
6-26-2
Saretta F.
Gaudio G.
3-67-636-3
R16
Calleri A.
Hrbaty D.
6-15-76-2
Gaudio G.
Blanco G.
3-66-46-4
Saretta F.
Cermak F.
7-636-4
Massu N.
Sanchez D.
6-46-3
Sargsian S.
Squillari F.
7-53-66-3
Rochus C.
Hipfl M.
6-46-0
Vicente F.
Dupuis A.
6-766-16-3
Ferrero J.
Portas A.
6-46-4
R32
Squillari F.
Safin M.
6-45-76-2
Sargsian S.
Ferrer D.
6-46-1
Dupuis A.
Corretja A.
5-76-36-4
Vicente F.
Lopez F.
7-613-66-3
Blanco G.
Calatrava A.
6-36-1
Gaudio G.
Sa A.
6-16-1
Calleri A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-0
Hrbaty D.
Norman M.
7-54-67-5
Cermak F.
Verdasco F.
7-676-0
Sanchez D.
Patience O.
3-66-46-2
Portas A.
Beck K.
6-26-2
Ferrero J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-4
Massu N.
Martin A.
6-27-64
Saretta F.
Zabaleta M.
6-16-3
Rochus C.
Montanes A.
3-67-636-2
Hipfl M.
Acasuso J.
6-47-67