Thomas Johansson vs Marat SafinIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 March 2001
hard
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Johansson T.
7-5 7-5
Safin M.
Johansson T.
772
Safin M.
55

Thomas Johansson defeated Marat Safin 7-5 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Thomas Johansson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-25MemphisR32hardThomas Johansson7-6(5) 7-6(2)
2002-04-05Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SWERRclayMarat Safin6-4 6-4 6-4
2002-01-14Australian OpenFhardThomas Johansson3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(4)
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardMarat Safin6-2 2-6 6-4 7-6(3)
2001-02-26DubaiSFhardMarat Safin6-7(0) 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Johansson T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

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
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
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
54
53
Break points saved·Even
80
83
Break points won·Even
51
47
Deciding sets·Even
59
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
60
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CMainly clear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw