Marat Safin vs Gustavo Kuerten — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999 ·
hard
Safin M.6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4
Kuerten G.
Safin M.
654663
Kuerten G.
376342
Marat Safin defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-3 5-7 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in five sets, 6–3 5–7 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-07 | Lyon | QF | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 4-6 7-6 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-4 7-5 |
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | F | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 3-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 2000-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | F | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6 |
| 1999-11-01 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 3-6 7-6 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 3-6 7-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast