Paul Henri Mathieu vs Marat Safin — Moscow Semi-final

Moscow · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Mathieu P.
7-6 6-4
Safin M.
Mathieu P.
7762
Safin M.
634–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs FRARRclayMarat Safin7-6(3) 6-3 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-0 7-5
2002-11-29Davis Cup WG F: FRA vs RUSRRclayMarat Safin6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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
Mathieu P.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
83
Break points won·Clear edge
31
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
37
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Mathieu P.
Schalken S.
4-66-26-0
Semi-finals
Schalken S.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-4
Mathieu P.
Safin M.
7-636-4
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Schuettler R.
4-66-26-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Saulnier C.
6-37-5
Safin M.
Federer R.
7-56-4
Schalken S.
Escude N.
6-46-746-3
R16
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Saulnier C.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-2
Escude N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Schuettler R.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-3
Mathieu P.
Novak J.
4-66-36-4
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Safin M.
Sa A.
7-634-67-5
Schalken S.
Ferreira W.
7-56-0
R32
Ulihrach B.
Johansson T.
7-657-62
Novak J.
Youzhny M.
6-43-66-3
Nieminen J.
Rios M.
7-653-67-64
Safin M.
Meligeni F.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Golovanov D.
6-06-1
Mathieu P.
Robredo T.
6-747-56-2
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
4-67-56-2
Schuettler R.
Nalbandian D.
7-666-4
Schalken S.
Rosset M.
3-66-36-4
Ferreira W.
Vicente F.
7-686-4
Ljubicic I.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Escude N.
Costa A.
7-53-66-1
Saulnier C.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-1
Kiefer N.
Stoliarov A.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Voltchkov V.
4-66-37-64
Sa A.
Kratochvil M.
3-67-56-4