Marat Safin vs Alberto Martin — St. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2001
carpet
ESP
Alberto Martin
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWL
Safin M.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Martin A.
Safin M.
666782
Martin A.
784661

Marat Safin defeated Alberto Martin 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–0, defending the title. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-09Hamburg MastersR64clayMarat Safin6-1 6-0
2004-04-19Monte Carlo MastersQFclayMarat Safin6-3 3-6 6-1
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersR32clayMarat Safin6-4 6-2
2002-05-06Rome MastersR64clayMarat Safin6-2 6-2
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR64hardMarat Safin6-3 7-6(4)
2000-05-21DusseldorfRRclayMarat Safin7-6(2) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Martin A.

Martin A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Safin M.

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.Martin A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Martin A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
70
Break points won·Even
47
46
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
53
Tiebreaks·Even
52
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Schuettler R.
3-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Schuettler R.
Llodra M.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-746-26-4
Quarter-finals
Schuettler R.
Mirnyi M.
7-56-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Ivanisevic G.
6-37-60
Llodra M.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
R16
Safin M.
Martin A.
6-766-47-66
Kafelnikov Y.
Youzhny M.
6-717-667-5
Santoro F.
Savolt A.
7-52-66-3
Llodra M.
Voltchkov V.
7-616-2
Mirnyi M.
Rusedski G.
7-6126-4
Schuettler R.
Vacek D.
6-26-4
Ivanisevic G.
Mantilla F.
7-687-5
Koubek S.
Medvedev A.
7-636-2
R32
Mirnyi M.
Novak J.
6-07-64
Rusedski G.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-4
Medvedev A.
Haas T.
3-67-676-4
Koubek S.
Vanek J.
6-17-60
Llodra M.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-63
Voltchkov V.
Escude N.
6-27-64
Ivanisevic G.
Massu N.
6-26-3
Mantilla F.
Labadze I.
6-47-63
Santoro F.
Elgin M.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6-46-2
Martin A.
Burgsmuller L.
4-66-36-4
Youzhny M.
Calatrava A.
7-57-5
Schuettler R.
Ferrero J.
7-686-4
Vacek D.
Rochus O.
6-37-63
Kafelnikov Y.
Sargsian S.
7-636-2
Savolt A.
Diaz J.
6-47-5