Pete Sampras vs Marat Safin — US Open Round of 16
US Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Sampras P.6-4 6-3 6-2
Safin M.
Sampras P.
6663
Safin M.
4320
Pete Sampras defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 6-2 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-6 6-3 |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 3-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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