Marat Safin vs Lleyton HewittParis Masters Final

Paris Masters · ATP · Final
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2002 ·
hard
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
7-6 6-0 6-4
Hewitt L.
Safin M.
7663
Hewitt L.
6040

Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 6-0 6-4 in the Paris Masters final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 7–6, defending last year's round of 32. 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
2004-08-02Cincinnati MastersQFhardLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4
2002-11-11Masters CupRRhardLleyton Hewitt6-4 2-6 6-4
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersQFclayMarat Safin6-3 6-1
2002-03-18Miami MastersQFhardLleyton Hewitt2-6 6-2 7-6
2001-05-21DusseldorfFclayLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-4
2000-11-27Masters CupRRhardMarat Safin6-4 6-4
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR64carpetMarat Safin7-6 3-6 6-2
1999-09-24Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUSRRgrassLleyton Hewitt7-6 6-2 4-6 6-3

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
33
43
Break points saved·Even
68
71
Break points won·Slight edge
34
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
73
Tiebreaks·Even
38
41

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw