Marat Safin vs Nicolas Kiefer — Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs RUS Round Robin
Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 2 April 1999
carpet
Safin M.7-6 6-4 6-4
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
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Kiefer N.
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Marat Safin defeated Nicolas Kiefer 7-6 6-4 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs RUS round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged Nicolas Kiefer in three tight sets (7–6 6–4 6–4).
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-13 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 7-6(1) |
| 2005-02-21 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2004-07-26 | Canada Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(2) |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2002-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 2-6 7-6(5) |
| 2000-08-28 | US Open | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.6
7.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.