Marat Safin vs Xavier Malisse — Rotterdam Round of 32
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2003 ·
hard
Safin M.7-5 6-3
Malisse X.
Safin M.
762
Malisse X.
530
Marat Safin defeated Xavier Malisse 7-5 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's round of 16. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-20 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-05-06 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Xavier Malisse | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-07-23 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2001-01-29 | Milan | R16 | carpet | Marat Safin | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
38
Break points saved·Even
71
68
Break points won·Even
40
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
42
58
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast