Marat Safin vs Tim Henman — Indianapolis Semi-final

Indianapolis · ATP · Semi-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2000
hard
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
Safin M.
7-5 6-4
Henman T.
Safin M.
762
Henman T.
54–

Marat Safin defeated Tim Henman 7-5 6-4 in the Indianapolis semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Henman came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Marat Safin 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
1999-10-11ViennaR32hardMarat Safin6-4 2-6 6-3
1999-02-15RotterdamSFhardTim Henman7-6(7) 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Henman T.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safin M.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Safin M.
3-67-627-62
Semi-finals
Kuerten G.
Hewitt L.
7-56-2
Safin M.
Henman T.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Henman T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-646-2
Safin M.
Grosjean S.
0-66-36-4
Kuerten G.
Ferreira W.
6-26-3
Hewitt L.
Enqvist T.
6-36-3
R16
Hewitt L.
Costa A.
6-26-4
Enqvist T.
Moya C.
6-22-66-4
Ferreira W.
Malisse X.
6-46-2
Kuerten G.
Dent T.
6-27-64
Grosjean S.
Lapentti N.
7-636-2
Safin M.
Alami K.
6-46-4
Henman T.
El Aynaoui Y.
4-66-27-62
Kafelnikov Y.
Pozzi G.
6-36-3
R32
Ferreira W.
Mathieu P.
6-21-0
Malisse X.
Rios M.
6-4
Dent T.
Novak J.
W/O
Enqvist T.
Roux L.
6-37-64
Kafelnikov Y.
Tillstrom M.
6-26-1
Lapentti N.
Lareau S.
6-33-66-2
Kuerten G.
Woodbridge T.
5-76-46-1
Hewitt L.
Koubek S.
6-16-0
Moya C.
Martin T.
6-46-4
Costa A.
Kratochvil M.
6-16-766-4
Pozzi G.
Sekulov J.
6-26-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Massu N.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Martin A.
6-46-3
Grosjean S.
Black W.
6-07-67
Alami K.
Voltchkov V.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Levy H.
6-46-2
R64
Voltchkov V.
Spadea V.
3-66-36-4
Dent T.
Clavet F.
6-36-4
Woodbridge T.
Siemerink J.
6-36-1
Novak J.
Etlis G.
6-36-2
Ferreira W.
Di Pasquale A.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Mor L.
6-36-4
Roux L.
Schalken S.
6-36-2
Moya C.
Arazi H.
6-46-4
Martin T.
Mamiit C.
6-36-3
Costa A.
Ivanisevic G.
7-56-2
Kratochvil M.
King P.
6-36-3
Koubek S.
Wheaton D.
6-43-67-65
Lareau S.
Knowles M.
6-47-5
Black W.
Ullyett K.
6-36-0
Grosjean S.
Mirnyi M.
3-67-656-4
Alami K.
Saulnier C.
6-43-67-5
Levy H.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Blake J.
6-36-2
Massu N.
Clement A.
1-66-06-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Johansson T.
7-646-4
Pozzi G.
Pavel A.
7-602-66-2
Sekulov J.
Federer R.
6-47-5
Tillstrom M.
Chela J.
7-55-76-1