Marat Safin vs Richard GasquetLyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2002
clay
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
Safin M.
6-4 7-6
Gasquet R.
Safin M.
6772
Gasquet R.
465

Marat Safin defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

32
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-25St. PetersburgR32carpetMarat Safin7-6(5) 6-4
2009-02-23DubaiR32hardRichard Gasquet6-3 5-7 6-3
2006-10-23LyonR32clayRichard Gasquet6-4 7-6(5)
2006-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs RUSRRcarpetMarat Safin7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMarat Safin6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Gasquet R.

Gasquet R.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
97
Break points won·Even
47
49
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
94

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