Gaston Gaudio vs Marat Safin — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 64

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ARG
Gaston Gaudio
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 April 2000
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Gaudio G.
7-6 6-0
Safin M.
Gaudio G.
7762
Safin M.
650–

Gaston Gaudio defeated Marat Safin 7-6 6-0 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Gaston Gaudio narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-10ValenciaQFhardMarat Safin6-4 6-4
2003-04-21BarcelonaQFclayMarat Safin6-4 4-6 7-5
2001-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayGaston Gaudio6-0 7-6(0)
2000-04-24BarcelonaR16clayMarat Safin6-4 4-6 6-4
1999-08-02AmsterdamR16clayMarat Safin6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Gaudio G.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gaudio G.

Even 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 season
Gaudio G.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gaudio G.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Even
49
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
72
83
Break points won·Even
51
47
Deciding sets·Even
58
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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
12°CRain
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Pioline C.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-637-66
Semi-finals
Pioline C.
Alami K.
6-36-1
Hrbaty D.
Gaudio G.
4-67-56-2
Quarter-finals
Gaudio G.
Ferrero J.
6-46-2
Hrbaty D.
Corretja A.
3-66-36-4
Alami K.
Costa A.
6-47-5
Pioline C.
Kucera K.
6-26-4
R16
Pioline C.
Dosedel S.
3-67-56-4
Kucera K.
Schalken S.
6-26-4
Hrbaty D.
Clement A.
6-47-5
Corretja A.
Chela J.
6-36-3
Ferrero J.
Squillari F.
6-26-4
Gaudio G.
Boutter J.
6-37-5
Costa A.
Krajicek R.
7-636-3
Alami K.
Ruud C.
2-66-17-62
R32
Boutter J.
Sargsian S.
6-26-3
Ferrero J.
Arazi H.
6-06-3
Clement A.
Zabaleta M.
6-736-07-5
Squillari F.
Meligeni F.
6-26-4
Chela J.
Henman T.
6-24-66-3
Kucera K.
Medvedev A.
7-616-4
Hrbaty D.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-35-76-4
Schalken S.
Moya C.
6-44-66-1
Dosedel S.
Escude N.
6-06-3
Pioline C.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Corretja A.
Santoro F.
6-06-4
Alami K.
Norman M.
6-33-66-1
Ruud C.
Ferreira W.
5-76-46-3
Costa A.
Golmard J.
2-66-46-2
Krajicek R.
Enqvist T.
7-56-1
Gaudio G.
Mantilla F.
6-37-5
R64
Sargsian S.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-614-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vacek D.
6-36-3
Moya C.
Koubek S.
1-66-36-0
Schalken S.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-2
Medvedev A.
Grosjean S.
2-66-06-3
Kucera K.
Kuerten G.
6-40-66-2
Dosedel S.
Rusedski G.
6-46-736-1
Escude N.
Huet S.
4-66-16-2
Novak J.
Federer R.
6-12-67-5
Hrbaty D.
Di Pasquale A.
6-27-5
Clement A.
Ivanisevic G.
6-06-766-4
Zabaleta M.
Spadea V.
6-21-67-5
Corretja A.
Berasategui A.
7-656-1
Santoro F.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-2
Chela J.
Lopez Moron A.
7-51-67-65
Henman T.
Rosset M.
6-36-2
Squillari F.
Lapentti N.
6-27-65
Meligeni F.
Gaudenzi A.
7-626-4
Ferrero J.
Clavet F.
6-26-4
Arazi H.
Haas T.
3-66-16-1
Boutter J.
Chang M.
6-26-4
Gaudio G.
Safin M.
7-656-0
Mantilla F.
Rios M.
6-40-66-2
Pioline C.
Larsson M.
6-26-2
Norman M.
Portas A.
3-66-36-4
Enqvist T.
Saulnier C.
6-36-2
Krajicek R.
Vicente F.
7-56-1
Golmard J.
Woodruff C.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Ferreira W.
Philippoussis M.
6-47-5
Ruud C.
Vinciguerra A.
4-67-56-1
Alami K.
Johansson T.
6-36-2