Grant Stafford vs Marat Safin — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2000 ·
hard
Stafford G.7-6 6-4 6-1
Safin M.
Stafford G.
7663
Safin M.
6410
Grant Stafford defeated Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Grant Stafford came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Dominant
38%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast