Marat Safin vs Potito StaraceRoland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 32
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2004
clay
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5
Starace P.
Safin M.
6463773
Starace P.
7746552

Marat Safin defeated Potito Starace 6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Potito Starace in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-07BastadR16clayPotito Starace7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
43
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Slight edge
47
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
46

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

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