Wayne Black vs Marat Safin, Moscow 2003, Round of 32

ATP Intl Series · Round of 32 · Carpet · Wed 1 Oct

Final

Wayne Black

WinnerRank #14692.9032%Upset

Black won in 3 sets · 2h 19m

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 26–7⁵

Set 36–4

Marat Safin

LostRank #611.3868%

Venue

Olympic Stadium (Olimpiysky)

Moscow, RUS· Carpet

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

1.8vs last year

Altitude

167 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 19m

0Aces18

3Double faults2

69Service points won65

16Service games played16

15Service games won13

16Return games played16

6/786%Break points saved70%7/10

3/1030%Break points converted14%1/7

Head to head

1Black

0Safin

1 meeting

MoscowRound of 32 · 1 Oct 2003CarpetThis match
Wayne Black
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Marat Safin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 4

Form and path

Wayne Black2–1

MoscowThis week

Canada MastersHard

Marat Safin

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Match research

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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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Wayne Black vs Marat Safin, Moscow 2003, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

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Head to head

Form and path

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