Marat Safin vs Ivo Karlovic — Cincinnati Masters Round of 16

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2004
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Safin M.
7-6 6-7 6-4
Karlovic I.
Safin M.
776362
Karlovic I.
647741

Marat Safin defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Ivo Karlovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-15Madrid MastersR64clayIvo Karlovic6-3 6-4
2007-06-11Queen's ClubR16grassIvo Karlovic7-6(3) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve-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 season
Safin M.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
20.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
98
Break points won·Dominant
47
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Agassi A.
Hewitt L.
6-33-66-2
Semi-finals
Agassi A.
Roddick A.
7-56-727-62
Hewitt L.
Robredo T.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Moya C.
7-6126-3
Hewitt L.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Haas T.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Santoro F.
6-26-3
R16
Robredo T.
Rusedski G.
7-647-62
Hewitt L.
Henman T.
6-16-4
Agassi A.
Chela J.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Karlovic I.
7-646-736-4
Moya C.
Arthurs W.
7-654-67-65
Haas T.
Soderling R.
6-35-76-4
Roddick A.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Santoro F.
Bjorkman J.
6-06-3
R32
Chela J.
Gonzalez F.
2-66-36-2
Henman T.
Arazi H.
4-66-37-5
Hewitt L.
Kuerten G.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Ferrero J.
7-654-66-4
Moya C.
Ljubicic I.
6-44-66-4
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
Srichaphan P.
Schalken S.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Morrison J.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Lopez F.
7-696-4
Rusedski G.
Gaudio G.
4-67-636-4
Agassi A.
Johansson T.
6-13-66-1
Santoro F.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Arthurs W.
Zabaleta M.
6-27-66
Bjorkman J.
Hrbaty D.
6-766-36-3
Haas T.
Sargsian S.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Horna L.
6-26-3
R64
Horna L.
Verdasco F.
7-647-63
Santoro F.
Ginepri R.
6-37-66
Bjorkman J.
Labadze I.
2-66-26-1
Sargsian S.
Kratochvil M.
2-66-27-5
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
6-31-66-4
Johansson T.
Carraz G.
7-637-63
Arazi H.
Spadea V.
6-737-55-3
Agassi A.
Fish M.
4-67-634-1
Karlovic I.
Moodie W.
6-727-677-69
Safin M.
Novak J.
6-36-0
Morrison J.
Melzer J.
7-636-2
Lopez F.
Reid T.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Dent T.
7-646-3
Ferrero J.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Chela J.
Nadal R.
6-44-67-63
Gaudio G.
Gambill J.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Massu N.
6-33-66-3
Hrbaty D.
Federer R.
1-67-676-4
Roddick A.
Mirnyi M.
6-757-656-3
Kiefer N.
Johansson J.
6-37-62
Schalken S.
Norman D.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Ferrer D.
6-35-76-3
Soderling R.
Grosjean S.
3-66-36-4
Moya C.
Parmar A.
3-67-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Malisse X.
4-67-657-65
Zabaleta M.
Llodra M.
6-47-61
Arthurs W.
Pavel A.
7-656-3
Gonzalez F.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Rusedski G.
Enqvist T.
3-66-36-2
Henman T.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-16-0
Kuerten G.
Lu Y.
6-43-66-3
Hewitt L.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-4