Marat Safin vs Andre Agassi — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · ATP · Semi-final
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
Safin M.7-6 7-6 5-7 1-6 6-3
Agassi A.
Safin M.
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Agassi A.
667632
Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 7-6 7-6 5-7 1-6 6-3 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andre Agassi came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending the title. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in five sets, 7–6 7–6 5–7 1–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-18 | Madrid Masters | SF | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | SF | hard | Andre Agassi | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1999-11-01 | Paris Masters | F | hard | Andre Agassi | 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Marat Safin | 5-7 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-2 |
| 1998-04-04 | Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs RUS | RR | hard | Andre Agassi | 6-3 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast