Tim Henman vs Marat Safin — Rotterdam Semi-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Semi-final
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Henman T.
7-6 7-6
Safin M.
Henman T.
79772
Safin M.
6760–

Tim Henman defeated Marat Safin 7-6 7-6 in the Rotterdam semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-03-20Miami MastersR128hardTim Henman6-3 6-3
2004-11-15Masters CupRRhardMarat Safin6-2 7-6(2)
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR16hardTim Henman7-6(3) 6-4
2000-08-14IndianapolisSFhardMarat Safin7-5 6-4
1999-10-11ViennaR32hardMarat Safin6-4 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Henman T.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Serve advantage — Henman T.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Henman T.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Henman T.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
83
Break points won·Slight edge
55
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
43
61
Tiebreaks·Even
54
52

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
3°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 96%

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
6-27-63
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Safin M.
7-677-60
Kafelnikov Y.
Rusedski G.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Federer R.
6-15-76-4
Henman T.
Kucera K.
6-47-64
Rusedski G.
Pioline C.
7-653-67-65
Safin M.
Ferreira W.
6-26-756-1
R16
Pioline C.
Krajicek R.
7-657-69
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-47-5
Rusedski G.
Kempes E.
6-16-4
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
7-646-4
Henman T.
Korda P.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
7-645-76-3
Ferreira W.
Golmard J.
5-76-37-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Arazi H.
6-16-2
R32
Rusedski G.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-3
Kempes E.
Kroslak J.
6-47-61
Ferreira W.
Enqvist T.
7-676-3
Arazi H.
Etlis G.
7-687-5
Federer R.
Raoux G.
6-747-57-63
Santoro F.
Siemerink J.
7-666-3
Korda P.
Gustafsson M.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Sanguinetti D.
1-66-46-3
Golmard J.
Mantilla F.
6-06-4
Hrbaty D.
Wessels P.
6-36-757-62
Safin M.
Corretja A.
7-53-66-3
Ulihrach B.
Ivanisevic G.
6-767-637-5
Kucera K.
Black B.
6-16-1
Krajicek R.
Rosset M.
6-37-5
Pioline C.
Haarhuis P.
3-67-667-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Schuettler R.
7-56-3