David Nalbandian vs Marat Safin — Roland Garros Round of 16
Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2004
clay
Nalbandian D.7-5 6-4 6-7 6-3
Safin M.
Nalbandian D.
766563
Safin M.
547731
David Nalbandian defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. David Nalbandian narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: David Nalbandian closed it out in four sets, 7–5 6–4 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-01 | Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARG | RR | carpet | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-10-16 | Madrid Masters | QF | clay | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2) |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6(6) |
| 2004-10-18 | Madrid Masters | F | clay | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-09-20 | Davis Cup WG SF: RUS vs ARG | RR | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-3 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2002-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Nalbandian D.
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·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
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 pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
72
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
83
Break points won·Clear edge
69
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
52
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
15°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 52%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Nalbandian D.
Kuerten G.
6-23-66-47-66
Gaudio G.
Hewitt L.
6-36-26-2
Henman T.
Chela J.
6-26-46-4
Coria G.
Moya C.
7-57-636-3
R16
Chela J.
Mutis O.
4-66-27-656-2
Nalbandian D.
Safin M.
7-56-46-756-3
Moya C.
Robredo T.
7-686-46-2
Kuerten G.
Lopez F.
6-37-56-4
Coria G.
Escude N.
6-0
Henman T.
Llodra M.
6-724-66-46-39-7
Gaudio G.
Andreev I.
6-47-56-3
Hewitt L.
Malisse X.
7-56-27-66
R32
Malisse X.
Costa A.
6-42-64-67-648-6
Moya C.
Sluiter R.
6-06-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Koubek S.
6-716-37-617-5
Llodra M.
Jeanpierre J.
6-26-26-3
Coria G.
Ancic M.
6-36-16-2
Escude N.
Youzhny M.
6-27-56-736-2
Lopez F.
Lee H.
7-634-66-06-3
Hewitt L.
Verkerk M.
6-23-64-66-26-1
Gaudio G.
Enqvist T.
6-06-46-756-4
Chela J.
Corretja A.
6-46-44-66-3
Henman T.
Blanco G.
7-636-16-2
Mutis O.
Santoro F.
6-06-26-3
Safin M.
Starace P.
6-746-43-67-57-5
Kuerten G.
Federer R.
6-46-46-4
Robredo T.
Massu N.
6-26-06-2
Andreev I.
Benneteau J.
7-637-636-3
R64
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
6-46-44-66-2
Verkerk M.
Hanescu V.
4-66-33-66-03-0
Massu N.
Voltchkov V.
6-36-16-0
Robredo T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-43-67-56-4
Sluiter R.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-43-67-65
Moya C.
Vicente F.
6-16-26-1
Nalbandian D.
Falla A.
5-76-06-26-0
Lee H.
Patience O.
6-46-46-3
Gaudio G.
Novak J.
2-66-46-45-76-3
Starace P.
Grosjean S.
7-666-36-4
Safin M.
Mantilla F.
6-42-66-26-7411-9
Youzhny M.
Pavel A.
6-737-641-67-686-2
Escude N.
Mayer F.
6-46-36-4
Ancic M.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-43-66-4
Mutis O.
Roddick A.
3-66-36-756-36-2
Coria G.
Monaco J.
7-56-16-3
Malisse X.
Elsner D.
6-34-0
Llodra M.
Haehnel J.
6-36-23-66-1
Jeanpierre J.
Spadea V.
6-46-27-5
Blanco G.
Horna L.
2-66-41-66-26-3
Costa A.
Rochus C.
6-16-27-5
Andreev I.
Ferrero J.
6-46-26-3
Henman T.
Burgsmuller L.
6-06-36-3
Koubek S.
Ljubicic I.
6-01-66-46-2
Corretja A.
Srichaphan P.
6-47-56-3
Chela J.
Verdasco F.
7-56-26-2
Santoro F.
Labadze I.
6-43-62-66-16-2
Enqvist T.
Bjorkman J.
6-33-67-686-3
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-36-47-66
Benneteau J.
Ferrer D.
6-31-66-27-5
Kuerten G.
Elseneer G.
6-26-06-3
Lopez F.
Kucera K.
6-736-36-46-4
R128
Elseneer G.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
3-67-54-66-46-3
Kuerten G.
Almagro N.
7-57-621-63-67-5
Lee H.
Soderling R.
0-63-66-36-47-5
Grosjean S.
Kim K.
6-16-16-4
Starace P.
Tursunov D.
6-26-36-4
Safin M.
Calleri A.
5-76-14-1
Mutis O.
Ginepri R.
6-46-46-0
Ferrer D.
Rochus O.
6-16-16-3
Bjorkman J.
Dent T.
6-32-66-33-66-2
Enqvist T.
Carlsen K.
6-26-36-4
Gaudio G.
Canas G.
6-22-64-66-36-2
Costa A.
Saretta F.
6-26-26-726-4
Rochus C.
Lopez M.
6-46-16-1
Malisse X.
Schuettler R.
6-47-56-4
Moya C.
Van Lottum J.
6-36-43-66-2
Vicente F.
Gicquel M.
3-67-646-46-2
Sluiter R.
Mello R.
7-56-13-66-1
Hrbaty D.
Ulihrach B.
6-13-1
Robredo T.
Martin A.
6-36-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Reid T.
4-66-16-26-2
Massu N.
Tipsarevic J.
3-66-16-47-63
Mayer F.
Gonzalez F.
6-766-16-07-65
Labadze I.
Johansson J.
7-57-657-5
Santoro F.
Clement A.
6-46-36-753-616-14
Chela J.
Levy H.
6-36-16-4
Verdasco F.
Rusedski G.
7-676-06-0
Youzhny M.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-06-46-2
Corretja A.
Gambill J.
6-14-66-36-2
Pavel A.
Hernandez O.
6-2
Zabaleta M.
Robert S.
7-646-36-2
Srichaphan P.
Berdych T.
6-36-43-66-1
Henman T.
Saulnier C.
4-64-67-626-46-3
Ancic M.
Sargsian S.
7-644-66-46-4
Burgsmuller L.
Mahut N.
7-56-33-66-1
Monaco J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-16-15-76-4
Coria G.
Davydenko N.
6-46-26-0
Haehnel J.
Agassi A.
6-47-646-3
Llodra M.
Popp A.
4-66-36-46-2
Jeanpierre J.
Beck K.
6-26-47-5
Nalbandian D.
Gasquet R.
6-47-57-61
Ferrero J.
Haas T.
3-66-46-46-2
Andreev I.
Vacek J.
6-36-16-4
Voltchkov V.
Stepanek R.
6-32-63-66-311-9
Hewitt L.
Di Pasquale A.
6-07-654-66-1
Melzer J.
Ferreira W.
6-746-26-46-3
Hanescu V.
Lisnard J.
7-56-26-4
Spadea V.
Serra F.
7-51-64-67-679-7
Blanco G.
Portas A.
7-57-53-66-4
Horna L.
Philippoussis M.
6-17-696-3
Roddick A.
Martin T.
7-656-47-5
Kiefer N.
Ascione T.
6-36-26-2
Federer R.
Vliegen K.
6-16-26-1
Ljubicic I.
Arazi H.
6-736-46-726-36-3
Koubek S.
Sanchez D.
6-37-53-66-706-0
Falla A.
Pless K.
6-24-66-16-2
Lopez F.
Lapentti N.
5-76-46-46-4
Kucera K.
Karlovic I.
7-646-46-4
Patience O.
Volandri F.
6-37-656-0
Mantilla F.
Salzenstein J.
6-46-16-766-2
Benneteau J.
Mirnyi M.
7-57-51-66-3
Novak J.
Dupuis A.
6-46-46-746-3
Verkerk M.
Boutter J.
7-56-36-1
Elsner D.
Peya A.
6-17-646-2
Escude N.
Arthurs W.
7-676-26-2