David Prinosil vs Marat Safin — Moscow Semi-final
Moscow · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2000 ·
hard
Prinosil D.6-7 6-3 6-3
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6662
Safin M.
7331
David Prinosil defeated Marat Safin 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 32, but David Prinosil had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. David Prinosil claimed a first win over Marat Safin in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: David Prinosil dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 6–7 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
0–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-22 | St. Petersburg | R32 | carpet | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-3 5-7 1-6 6-3 |
| 2001-02-26 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-01-29 | Milan | R32 | carpet | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1999-08-23 | Boston | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 7-6 7-6 |
| 1998-08-24 | Long Island | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.2
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast