Sjeng Schalken vs Marat Safin, Paris Masters 2002, Round of 16
Final score
Final
7-5 7-5
Venue and conditions
Accor ArenaParis, FRA
CarpetCourt speed0.4 vs last year108.1Very fast
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 worksAltitude48 mSea level
Match stats
1h 28m3Aces9
3Double faults0
48Service points won50
12Service games played12
10Service games won12
12Return games played12
4/667%Break points saved100%1/1
0/10%Break points converted33%2/6
Head to head
0Schalken
1Safin
1 meeting- Paris MastersRound of 16 · 2002CarpetThis matchMarat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Sjeng SchalkenSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5
Form and path
Sjeng Schalken3–3
Bergamo CHCarpet
- LSemifinalSimone BolelliSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Sjeng SchalkenSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
- WQuarterfinalSjeng SchalkenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Davide SanguinettiSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- WRound of 16Sjeng SchalkenSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Jean Christophe FaurelSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 66
- WRound of 32Sjeng SchalkenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tobias SummererSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Granby CHHard
Marat Safin4–2
Paris MastersHard
St. PetersburgHard
- LSemifinalSergiy StakhovskySets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- WQuarterfinalMarat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Denis IstominSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 64
- WRound of 16Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Igor AndreevSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
Igor Andreev · Retired
- WRound of 32Marat SafinSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Richard GasquetSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything 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.