Marcelo Rios vs Marat Safin, Canada Masters 2002, Round of 16

Masters 1000 · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Marcelo Rios

LostRank #9943.2529%

Safin won in 3 sets · 2h 4m

1–2

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 36–7³

Marat Safin

WinnerRank #611.3371%

Venue

National Tennis Centre, York University — former east-campus site

Toronto, CAN· Hard

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

Fast

5.6vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

202 m

Low

Match stats

2h 4m

6Aces11

2Double faults3

54Service points won61

15Service games played15

12Service games won12

15Return games played15

0/30%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted100%3/3

Head to head

1Rios

3Safin

4 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 0–2

Canada MastersRound of 16 · 2002HardThis match
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6³
Stuttgart MastersRound of 32 · 2001Hard
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 3
Hamburg MastersSemifinal · 2000Clay
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 6
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 2
Rome MastersRound of 64 · 2000Clay
Marat Safin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

Form and path

Marcelo Rios2–4

San Luis Potosi CHClay

Salinas CHHard

Roland GarrosClay

LRound of 128
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
Marcelo Rios · Retired

DusseldorfClay

LFinal
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Marcelo Rios
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵

Marat Safin4–2

Paris MastersHard

St. PetersburgHard

Match research

Pro

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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Marcelo Rios vs Marat Safin, Canada Masters 2002, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research