Roger Federer beat Marat Safin 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 in the Hamburg final, 2002 on clay
It was Federer's first Masters level title. Safin had been runner-up at the Australian Open earlier in the year
Federer won 111 points, Safin 87
Serve Stats
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (44/81) 54%
- 1st serve points won (33/44) 75%
- 2nd serve points won (16/37) 43%
- Aces 4, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (18/81) 22%
Safin...
- 1st serve percentage (76/117) 65%
- 1st serve points won (36/76) 47%
- 2nd serve points won (19/41) 46%
- Aces 4
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/117) 21%
Serve Pattern
Federer served...
- to FH 39%
- to BH 58%
- to Body 3%
Safin served...
- to FH 20%
- to BH 68%
- to Body 12%
Return Stats
Federer made...
- 90 (16 FH, 74 BH), including 3 return-approaches
- 3 Winners (3 BH)
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 8 Unforced (8 BH)
- 13 Forced (6 FH, 7 BH)
- Return Rate (90/115) 78%
Safin made...
- 61 (27 FH, 34 BH), including 1 return-approach
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 12 Errors, comprising...
- 1 Unforced (1 FH)
- 11 Forced (2 FH, 9 BH)
- Return Rate (61/79) 77%
Break Points
Federer 8/17 (10 games)
Safin 3/7 (4 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding aces)
Federer 31 (10 FH, 10 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 BH1/2V, 3 OH, 1 BHOH)
Safin 15 (3 FH, 8 BH, 3 BHV, 1 OH)
Federer's FHs - 2 cc, 1 cc/longline pass, 3 dtl (1 pass), 1 dtl/inside-out, 1 inside-out at net and 2 inside-in
- BHs - 1 cc pass, 4 dtl (2 returns), 1 dtl/inside-out pass, 1 inside-out return pass, 1 longline/inside-out, 1 drop shot and 1 lob
- 4 from serve-volley points -
- 2 first 'volleys' (1 FHV, 1 BH1/2V)
- 2 second volleys (1 BHV, 1 OH)... the BHV can reasonably be called a BHOH
- 1 from a return-approach point, a BH1/2V
Safin's FHs - 1 dtl pass and 2 inside-out
- BHs - 3 cc (2 passes), 1 dtl, 1 dtl/inside-out, 1 inside-in return pass, 1 lob and 1 running-down-drop-shot drop shot at net
Errors (excluding returns and serves)
Federer 45
- 28 Unforced (9 FH, 16 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- 17 Forced (6 FH, 8 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BH1/2V)... with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45
Safin 60
- 42 Unforced (14 FH, 23 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 1 BHV, 1 OH)
- 18 Forced (5 FH, 10 BH, 3 FHV)... with 1 BH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48.8
(Note 1: all half-volleys refer to such shots played at net. Half -volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke counts)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Federer was...
- 22/34 (65%) at net, including...
- 5/8 (63%) serve-volleying, comprising...
- 3/4 (75%) off 1st serve and..
- 2/4 (50%) off 2nd serve
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- 2/3 (67%) return-approaching
- 1/1 retreated
Safin was...
- 15/32 (47%) at net, including...
- 0/2 serve-volleying, both 1st serves
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- 1/1 return-approaching
- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreated
Match Report
Hard hitting match, with Federer's returning the primary positive feature, along with some good, all court attacking play. More than that though is Safin being poor off the ground
Safin does not have an easy service game. He serves 13 games and is broken or/and taken to deuce in all but 1 of them. Serving 113 points in those 13 comes to 9 per game. Fed's by contrast is 6.23. He wins just 55/117 serve points, or 47% at all but same rate across first and second serves
Serve & Return
In first set , Safin serves as hard as he can - and that's very hard, enough to be a handful even on clay. Federer's returning though is exemplary of consistency against it. Just 4/25 or 16% unreturned for the set... and the way Safin served, wouldn't have been surprised to see that figure at 30%+
Not really neutralizing returning by Fed and Safin still has small initiative off third balls (including off second serves), but returning about as well as possible
For rest of match, Safin takes something off the first serve and gets higher number in. First set, first serve in count was 48%. Rest of match, its 70% with power and placement of serve toned down. Good move and it seems like Federer actually returns more comfortably against all out power serves than he does against 3 quarter ones
In any case, Fed continues to returns surely. Return rate of 78% is excellent against what he's up against
Just on the serve, Safin is stronger. Fed serves at relatively low 54% (Safin's at 65%) first serves in. He hits his spots a bit better but isn't nearly as powerful with the shot, and does throw in a few unforceful first serves too
Good returning from Safin too. He blasts a few second serve returns, and occasionally, firsts too. Note just 1 unforced error - which speaks to his consistency on the shot (Fed has 8)
Fed leading in serve-return complex, mostly due to his better return
It was Federer's first Masters level title. Safin had been runner-up at the Australian Open earlier in the year
Federer won 111 points, Safin 87
Serve Stats
Federer...
- 1st serve percentage (44/81) 54%
- 1st serve points won (33/44) 75%
- 2nd serve points won (16/37) 43%
- Aces 4, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (18/81) 22%
Safin...
- 1st serve percentage (76/117) 65%
- 1st serve points won (36/76) 47%
- 2nd serve points won (19/41) 46%
- Aces 4
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (25/117) 21%
Serve Pattern
Federer served...
- to FH 39%
- to BH 58%
- to Body 3%
Safin served...
- to FH 20%
- to BH 68%
- to Body 12%
Return Stats
Federer made...
- 90 (16 FH, 74 BH), including 3 return-approaches
- 3 Winners (3 BH)
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 8 Unforced (8 BH)
- 13 Forced (6 FH, 7 BH)
- Return Rate (90/115) 78%
Safin made...
- 61 (27 FH, 34 BH), including 1 return-approach
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 12 Errors, comprising...
- 1 Unforced (1 FH)
- 11 Forced (2 FH, 9 BH)
- Return Rate (61/79) 77%
Break Points
Federer 8/17 (10 games)
Safin 3/7 (4 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding aces)
Federer 31 (10 FH, 10 BH, 3 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 BH1/2V, 3 OH, 1 BHOH)
Safin 15 (3 FH, 8 BH, 3 BHV, 1 OH)
Federer's FHs - 2 cc, 1 cc/longline pass, 3 dtl (1 pass), 1 dtl/inside-out, 1 inside-out at net and 2 inside-in
- BHs - 1 cc pass, 4 dtl (2 returns), 1 dtl/inside-out pass, 1 inside-out return pass, 1 longline/inside-out, 1 drop shot and 1 lob
- 4 from serve-volley points -
- 2 first 'volleys' (1 FHV, 1 BH1/2V)
- 2 second volleys (1 BHV, 1 OH)... the BHV can reasonably be called a BHOH
- 1 from a return-approach point, a BH1/2V
Safin's FHs - 1 dtl pass and 2 inside-out
- BHs - 3 cc (2 passes), 1 dtl, 1 dtl/inside-out, 1 inside-in return pass, 1 lob and 1 running-down-drop-shot drop shot at net
Errors (excluding returns and serves)
Federer 45
- 28 Unforced (9 FH, 16 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- 17 Forced (6 FH, 8 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BH1/2V)... with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45
Safin 60
- 42 Unforced (14 FH, 23 BH, 2 FHV, 1 FH1/2V, 1 BHV, 1 OH)
- 18 Forced (5 FH, 10 BH, 3 FHV)... with 1 BH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48.8
(Note 1: all half-volleys refer to such shots played at net. Half -volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke counts)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Federer was...
- 22/34 (65%) at net, including...
- 5/8 (63%) serve-volleying, comprising...
- 3/4 (75%) off 1st serve and..
- 2/4 (50%) off 2nd serve
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- 2/3 (67%) return-approaching
- 1/1 retreated
Safin was...
- 15/32 (47%) at net, including...
- 0/2 serve-volleying, both 1st serves
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- 1/1 return-approaching
- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreated
Match Report
Hard hitting match, with Federer's returning the primary positive feature, along with some good, all court attacking play. More than that though is Safin being poor off the ground
Safin does not have an easy service game. He serves 13 games and is broken or/and taken to deuce in all but 1 of them. Serving 113 points in those 13 comes to 9 per game. Fed's by contrast is 6.23. He wins just 55/117 serve points, or 47% at all but same rate across first and second serves
Serve & Return
In first set , Safin serves as hard as he can - and that's very hard, enough to be a handful even on clay. Federer's returning though is exemplary of consistency against it. Just 4/25 or 16% unreturned for the set... and the way Safin served, wouldn't have been surprised to see that figure at 30%+
Not really neutralizing returning by Fed and Safin still has small initiative off third balls (including off second serves), but returning about as well as possible
For rest of match, Safin takes something off the first serve and gets higher number in. First set, first serve in count was 48%. Rest of match, its 70% with power and placement of serve toned down. Good move and it seems like Federer actually returns more comfortably against all out power serves than he does against 3 quarter ones
In any case, Fed continues to returns surely. Return rate of 78% is excellent against what he's up against
Just on the serve, Safin is stronger. Fed serves at relatively low 54% (Safin's at 65%) first serves in. He hits his spots a bit better but isn't nearly as powerful with the shot, and does throw in a few unforceful first serves too
Good returning from Safin too. He blasts a few second serve returns, and occasionally, firsts too. Note just 1 unforced error - which speaks to his consistency on the shot (Fed has 8)
Fed leading in serve-return complex, mostly due to his better return