Marat Safin vs Christophe Rochus — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Safin M.6-2 7-6 6-1
Rochus C.
Safin M.
6763
Rochus C.
2610
Marat Safin defeated Christophe Rochus 6-2 7-6 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-04 | Davis Cup WG R1: RUS vs BEL | RR | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
1.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5
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