Max Mirnyi vs Marat Safin — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2001
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Mirnyi M.
6-7 6-4 6-3
Safin M.
Mirnyi M.
67662
Safin M.
79431

Max Mirnyi defeated Marat Safin 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Max Mirnyi narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-11MoscowR32hardMarat Safin6-7(8) 7-6(2) 7-6(1)
2004-04-19Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMarat Safin6-4 6-3
2004-02-06Davis Cup WG R1: BLR vs RUSRRcarpetMax Mirnyi7-6(3) 7-6(5) 1-6 4-6 11-9
2001-10-08LyonQFclayMarat Safin2-6 6-4 6-4
2001-10-01MoscowR32hardMarat Safin5-7 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mirnyi M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Mirnyi 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
Mirnyi M.Safin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
33%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.1
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirnyi M.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
43
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
83
Break points won·Even
43
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
45
61
Tiebreaks·Even
53
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
6°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 77%

Draw

Final
Escude N.
Federer R.
7-53-67-65
Semi-finals
Escude N.
Voltchkov V.
6-46-1
Federer R.
Pavel A.
6-746-46-0
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Corretja A.
6-46-2
Escude N.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-1
Pavel A.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
Voltchkov V.
Vinciguerra A.
5-76-16-3
R16
Escude N.
Henman T.
6-37-5
Voltchkov V.
Hrbaty D.
6-21-67-62
Vinciguerra A.
Mirnyi M.
6-727-57-65
Kiefer N.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Corretja A.
Schalken S.
6-44-66-1
Federer R.
Grosjean S.
4-66-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Sluiter R.
7-684-66-4
R32
Grosjean S.
Pozzi G.
6-36-4
Mirnyi M.
Safin M.
6-776-46-3
Vinciguerra A.
Pioline C.
4-66-46-4
Voltchkov V.
Ulihrach B.
4-67-56-1
Hrbaty D.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Henman T.
Knippschild J.
4-66-36-4
Escude N.
Bjorkman J.
6-06-4
Sluiter R.
Santoro F.
4-66-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Ferrero J.
7-626-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Dosedel S.
6-26-2
Kiefer N.
Novak J.
6-26-4
Pavel A.
Wessels P.
4-66-46-3
Clement A.
Rosset M.
6-33-66-3
Corretja A.
Siemerink J.
4-67-647-66
Schalken S.
Prinosil D.
4-67-57-62
Federer R.
Ilie A.
7-656-1