Marat Safin vs David Ferrer — Estoril Round of 32

Estoril · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2002
clay
ESP
David Ferrer
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Safin M.
6-4 2-6 6-2
Ferrer D.
Safin M.
6262
Ferrer D.
4621

Marat Safin defeated David Ferrer 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the Estoril round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — David Ferrer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marat Safin claimed a first win over David Ferrer in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR32clayDavid Ferrer6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ferrer D.

Ferrer D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Ferrer D.

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.Ferrer D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
2.5
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.Ferrer D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
84
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
95
Break points won·Dominant
47
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Nalbandian D.
Nieminen J.
6-47-65
Semi-finals
Nieminen J.
Meligeni F.
7-56-1
Nalbandian D.
Moya C.
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
4-67-56-3
Moya C.
Mirnyi M.
7-674-66-3
Nalbandian D.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Meligeni F.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
R16
Meligeni F.
Coria G.
5-76-34-4
Moya C.
Luzzi F.
6-37-63
Schalken S.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-4
Nalbandian D.
Ferrero J.
4-66-47-64
Stepanek R.
Marin J.
6-17-67
Safin M.
Voinea A.
6-35-76-2
Nieminen J.
Blanco G.
6-16-2
Mirnyi M.
Montanes A.
4-66-06-1
R32
Coria G.
Costa A.
7-657-66
Voinea A.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Safin M.
Ferrer D.
6-42-66-2
Nieminen J.
Gaudenzi A.
7-676-1
Blanco G.
Martin A.
6-36-2
Meligeni F.
Saretta F.
2-66-47-5
Stepanek R.
Costa F.
6-36-2
Marin J.
Malisse X.
6-16-0
Mirnyi M.
Mantilla F.
6-47-64
Montanes A.
Matias N.
6-26-1
Luzzi F.
Calleri A.
5-77-656-4
Moya C.
Squillari F.
7-56-4
Schalken S.
Levy H.
7-626-2
Hrbaty D.
Lee M.
6-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Clavet F.
6-36-4
Ferrero J.
Pioline C.
7-56-2