Marat Safin vs David NalbandianRoland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 32
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 May 2002
clay
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
6-3 6-3 3-6 6-4
Nalbandian D.
Safin M.
66363
Nalbandian D.
33641

Marat Safin defeated David Nalbandian 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in four sets, 6–3 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

53
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-12-01Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARGRRcarpetDavid Nalbandian6-4 6-4 6-4
2006-10-16Madrid MastersQFclayDavid Nalbandian6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2)
2006-08-28US OpenR64hardMarat Safin6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6(6)
2004-10-18Madrid MastersFclayMarat Safin6-2 6-4 6-3
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayDavid Nalbandian7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
2002-10-28Paris MastersR32hardMarat Safin6-3 6-2
2002-09-20Davis Cup WG SF: RUS vs ARGRRcarpetMarat Safin7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-3
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR16clayMarat Safin6-1 6-7(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

Nalbandian D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Nalbandian 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
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Clear edge
47
69
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
84

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
Weather
14°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

R128
Blake J.
Burgsmuller L.
6-22-1
Robredo T.
Levy H.
6-16-01-0
Pavel A.
Lee M.
6-15-4
Safin M.
Llodra M.
6-42-67-676-4
Henman T.
Blanco G.
6-46-37-66
Santoro F.
Norman M.
6-25-73-66-46-4
Puerta M.
Pless K.
6-31-67-655-76-3
Arazi H.
Federer R.
6-36-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Behrend T.
6-36-23-66-736-1
Zabaleta M.
Vacek J.
6-13-66-36-4
Martin A.
Ginepri R.
7-656-26-3
Vicente F.
Ljubicic I.
4-66-17-674-66-3
Corretja A.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-46-1
Martin T.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-27-53-64-67-5
Clement A.
Benneteau J.
6-06-16-4
Gonzalez F.
Draper S.
6-27-696-3
Rochus O.
Savolt A.
6-47-606-2
Saretta F.
Marach O.
6-26-24-66-756-4
Nalbandian D.
Calleri A.
6-25-76-26-4
Enqvist T.
Massa E.
4-64-66-36-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Sluiter R.
5-76-26-756-46-4
Di Pasquale A.
Russell M.
6-46-04-66-1
Arthurs W.
Roddick A.
4-67-6144-67-56-3
Grosjean S.
Clavet F.
7-607-623-66-3
Spadea V.
Pioline C.
4-66-46-43-66-4
Voinea A.
Chela J.
7-697-54-67-67
Mamiit C.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-45-76-4
Portas A.
Ilie A.
7-646-36-4
Malisse X.
Popp A.
6-46-14-66-1
Agassi A.
Prodon E.
6-36-36-1
Sanchez D.
Acasuso J.
6-47-56-4
Ogorodov O.
Hipfl M.
6-786-12-67-59-7
Davydenko N.
Galimberti G.
6-746-46-16-3
Brasington J.
Luzzi F.
6-26-27-5
Gaudenzi A.
Sampras P.
3-66-46-27-63
Canas G.
Kucera K.
6-736-46-26-2
Calatrava A.
Kiefer N.
6-36-06-4
Philippoussis M.
Varlet J.
1-66-756-47-636-3
Moya C.
Delgado R.
6-36-36-2
Schalken S.
Miranda I.
7-626-06-1
De Chaunac S.
Chang M.
4-64-66-46-26-4
Hewitt L.
Sa A.
7-56-47-5
Stoliarov A.
Bjorkman J.
1-66-46-47-5
Costa A.
Gasquet R.
3-66-06-46-3
Mathieu P.
Ferreira W.
6-46-715-76-26-0
Knippschild J.
Lee H.
6-41-63-67-636-1
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-36-47-65
Ferrero J.
Lisnard J.
6-17-616-3
Coutelot N.
Koubek S.
6-46-46-4
Coria G.
Sargsian S.
6-27-56-0
Schuettler R.
Galvani S.
7-642-67-636-1
Gaudio G.
Balcells J.
6-46-27-5
Labadze I.
Boutter J.
7-645-76-766-39-7
Johansson T.
Squillari F.
6-27-666-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Gambill J.
3-66-36-43-66-4
Montanes A.
Dupuis A.
6-736-43-66-27-5
Kratochvil M.
Hrbaty D.
6-06-766-36-3
Nieminen J.
Lapentti N.
6-36-47-65
Hadad A.
Rochus C.
6-16-26-746-2
Lopez F.
Perez D.
4-66-46-24-66-4
Haas T.
Tabara M.
6-37-56-4
Kuerten G.
Heuberger I.
7-56-26-2
Sanguinetti D.
Knowle J.
6-34-67-56-3
Meligeni F.
Escude N.
6-46-20-66-4