Marat Safin vs Pete Sampras — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Safin M.6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6
Sampras P.
Safin M.
66673
Sampras P.
24761
Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras 6-2 6-4 6-7 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in four sets, 6–2 6–4 6–7 7–6.
Head to head
3–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 7-6 6-3 |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-07-31 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 3-6 7-6 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
14.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast