Marc Rosset vs Marat Safin — St. Petersburg Semi-final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 1999 ·
carpet
Rosset M.6-3 6-2
Safin M.
Rosset M.
662
Safin M.
320
Marc Rosset defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-2 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Marc Rosset claimed a first win over Marat Safin in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Marc Rosset dropped just 5 games past Marat Safin.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-10 | Tashkent | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2000-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1999-11-01 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.2
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.6
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast