Marat Safin vs Thomas Muster — US Open Round of 32
US Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Safin M.6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3
Muster T.
Safin M.
66163
Muster T.
44631
Marat Safin defeated Thomas Muster 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Muster came in defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in four sets, 6–4 6–4 1–6 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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