Marat Safin vs Thomas Johansson — Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SWE Round Robin
Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SWE · ATP · Round Robin
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 5 April 2002
clay
Safin M.6-4 6-4 6-4
Johansson T.
Safin M.
6663
Johansson T.
444–
Marat Safin defeated Thomas Johansson 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SWE round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-25 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-6(5) 7-6(2) |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | F | hard | Thomas Johansson | 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 2-6 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2001-02-26 | Dubai | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-7(0) 7-6(4) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.6
8.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
53
54
Break points saved·Even
83
80
Break points won·Even
47
51
Deciding sets·Even
61
59
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
60
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About