Thomas Johansson vs Marat Safin — Australian Open Final
Australian Open · ATP · Final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Johansson T.3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6
Safin M.
Johansson T.
36673
Safin M.
64461
Thomas Johansson defeated Marat Safin 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6 in the Australian Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Thomas Johansson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Johansson dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 3–6 6–4 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-25 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2002-04-05 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SWE | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 2-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2001-02-26 | Dubai | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-7 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
45
42
Break points saved·Even
68
71
Break points won·Slight edge
49
40
Deciding sets·Even
65
66
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
51
42
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast