Fabrice Santoro vs Marat SafinCincinnati Masters Round of 16

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 16
53 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 7 August 2000
hard
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santoro F.
6-1 7-6
Safin M.
Santoro F.
6772
Safin M.
163

Fabrice Santoro defeated Marat Safin 6-1 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Fabrice Santoro extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Fabrice Santoro came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-06HalleR16grassMarat Safin3-6 7-6(7) 3-2 RET
2003-10-06LyonR32clayFabrice Santoro6-1 6-4
2001-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayFabrice Santoro6-4 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-1
2000-10-30Stuttgart MastersR32carpetMarat Safin6-2 6-4
2000-09-18Sydney OlympicsR64hardFabrice Santoro1-6 6-1 6-4
2000-02-21LondonR32carpetFabrice Santoro4-6 6-2 6-4
1999-11-08MoscowR32hardFabrice Santoro7-6(3) 7-5
1999-08-16WashingtonR16hardFabrice Santoro6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Santoro F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Santoro F.

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
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
51
53
Break points saved·Even
80
83
Break points won·Slight edge
54
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
59
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw