Marat Safin vs Lleyton HewittHamburg Masters Quarter-final

Hamburg Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2002
clay
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
6-3 6-1
Hewitt L.
Safin M.
662
Hewitt L.
31

Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-1 in the Hamburg Masters quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 7–6, defending last year's semi-final. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarat Safin6-4 7-5
2008-03-03Las VegasR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-2 6-1
2007-02-26Las VegasSFhardLleyton Hewitt7-5 6-1
2005-01-17Australian OpenFhardMarat Safin1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
2004-11-01Paris MastersQFhardMarat Safin6-4 7-6(2)
2004-08-02Cincinnati MastersQFhardLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4
2002-11-11Masters CupRRhardLleyton Hewitt6-4 2-6 6-4
2002-10-28Paris MastersFhardMarat Safin7-6(4) 6-0 6-4
2002-03-18Miami MastersQFhardLleyton Hewitt2-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2001-05-21DusseldorfFclayLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-4
2000-11-27Masters CupRRhardMarat Safin6-4 6-4
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR64carpetMarat Safin7-6(7) 3-6 6-2
1999-09-24Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUSRRgrassLleyton Hewitt7-6(0) 6-2 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Even 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 season
1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Slight edge
47
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
58

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

Draw