Max Mirnyi vs Marat Safin — Davis Cup WG R1: BLR vs RUS Round Robin
Davis Cup WG R1: BLR vs RUS · ATP · Round Robin
3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 6 February 2004
carpet
Mirnyi M.7-6 7-6 1-6 4-6 11-9
Safin M.
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Max Mirnyi defeated Marat Safin 7-6 7-6 1-6 4-6 11-9 in the Davis Cup WG R1: BLR vs RUS round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Max Mirnyi narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Max Mirnyi closed it out in five sets, 7–6 7–6 1–6 4–6 11–9.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-11 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-7(8) 7-6(2) 7-6(1) |
| 2004-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2001-10-08 | Lyon | QF | clay | Marat Safin | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-10-01 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-02-19 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Max Mirnyi | 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.