Marat Safin vs Gaston Gaudio — Barcelona Quarter-final

Barcelona · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 April 2003
clay
ARG
Gaston Gaudio
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Safin M.
6-4 4-6 7-5
Gaudio G.
Safin M.
6472
Gaudio G.
4651

Marat Safin defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the Barcelona quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-10ValenciaQFhardMarat Safin6-4 6-4
2001-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayGaston Gaudio6-0 7-6(0)
2000-04-24BarcelonaR16clayMarat Safin6-4 4-6 6-4
2000-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayGaston Gaudio7-6(5) 6-0
1999-08-02AmsterdamR16clayMarat Safin6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gaudio G.

Gaudio G.serving72% hold

wins 59% 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
Safin M.Gaudio G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
2.5
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
Safin M.Gaudio G.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
72
Break points won·Even
47
51
Deciding sets·Even
61
58
Tiebreaks·Even
52
54

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
16°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Moya C.
Safin M.
5-76-26-23-0
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Calleri A.
7-626-2
Safin M.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Ferrero J.
Kuerten G.
6-46-4
Moya C.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Gaudio G.
6-44-67-5
Calleri A.
Robredo T.
6-716-46-4
R16
Kuerten G.
El Aynaoui Y.
W/O
Safin M.
Nieminen J.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Corretja A.
7-646-716-2
Gaudio G.
Sanchez D.
7-54-66-1
Davydenko N.
Acasuso J.
6-46-3
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-756-3
Ferrero J.
Volandri F.
6-46-4
Calleri A.
Costa A.
6-46-2
R32
Hrbaty D.
Coria G.
4-3
Nieminen J.
Malisse X.
6-34-66-0
Ferrero J.
Squillari F.
6-46-3
Volandri F.
Blanco G.
4-66-36-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Portas A.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Mantilla F.
7-616-3
Safin M.
Navarro S.
7-56-2
Gaudio G.
Clement A.
6-46-3
Sanchez D.
Srichaphan P.
6-06-2
Corretja A.
Nadal R.
3-66-26-1
Robredo T.
Lopez F.
6-47-5
Calleri A.
Chela J.
7-656-2
Costa A.
Zabaleta M.
6-37-5
Davydenko N.
Nalbandian D.
6-37-64
Acasuso J.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Voinea A.
7-636-3
R64
Nadal R.
Marin J.
6-0
Sanchez D.
Saulnier C.
3-65-0
Malisse X.
Arazi H.
7-5
Voinea A.
Verkerk M.
7-646-4
Lopez F.
Etlis G.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Perez D.
6-16-0
Chela J.
Martin A.
7-55-76-0
Clement A.
Dupuis A.
4-67-677-63
Gaudio G.
Vicente F.
4-66-26-4
Volandri F.
Lopez M.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Rochus O.
7-57-5
Davydenko N.
Montanes A.
6-16-2
Navarro S.
Beck K.
6-46-727-64
Mantilla F.
Puerta M.
7-686-3
Mathieu P.
Eschauer W.
0-66-46-3
Portas A.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Lapentti N.
6-32-67-65
Coria G.
Verdasco F.
6-26-2
Blanco G.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-64
Squillari F.
Voltchkov V.
6-44-67-5
Acasuso J.
Gonzalez F.
6-13-66-3
Zabaleta M.
Sluiter R.
6-26-0
Calleri A.
Norman M.
6-27-5
Robredo T.
Santoro F.
6-36-2