Marat Safin vs Thomas EnqvistIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 March 1999
hard
52 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
6-4 6-4
Enqvist T.
Safin M.
662
Enqvist T.
44

Marat Safin defeated Thomas Enqvist 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Enqvist came in defending last year's quarter-final. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-30US OpenR128hardThomas Enqvist7-6(5) 6-4 3-6 6-3
2001-08-13IndianapolisQFhardMarat Safin7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Enqvist T.

Enqvist T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Even
8.6
8.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.4

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw