Magnus Norman vs Marat Safin, Barcelona 2000, Semifinal

ATP Intl Gold · Semifinal · Clay

Final

Magnus Norman

LostRank #500

Safin won in 3 sets · 2h 6m

1–2

Set 16–2

Set 26–7⁴

Set 33–6

Marat Safin

WinnerRank #61

Venue

Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899

Barcelona, ESP· Clay

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

92 m

Low

Match stats

2h 6m

5Aces11

1Double faults1

60Service points won59

15Service games played14

12Service games won11

14Return games played15

7/1070%Break points saved63%5/8

3/838%Break points converted30%3/10

Head to head

1Norman

1Safin

2 meetings

BarcelonaSemifinal · 2000ClayThis match
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 3
Roland GarrosQuarterfinal · 2000Clay
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 7
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 5

Form and path

Magnus Norman3–3

ShanghaiHard

Costa Do SauipeHard

LRound of 32
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Jean Rene Lisnard
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴Set 4: 0Set 5: 7⁷
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6Set 5: 6⁴

Long IslandHard

WQualifying R1
Magnus Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marc Becker
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 0

Marat Safin4–2

Paris MastersHard

St. PetersburgHard

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Magnus Norman vs Marat Safin, Barcelona 2000, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research