Marat Safin vs Galo Blanco — Sopot Round of 32

Sopot · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 2004
clay
ESP
Galo Blanco
49 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLL
Safin M.
7-5 6-2
Blanco G.
Safin M.
762
Blanco G.
52–

Marat Safin defeated Galo Blanco 7-5 6-2 in the Sopot round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-01-15Australian OpenR128hardMarat Safin6-4 1-6 6-4 7-6(5)
2000-06-26WimbledonR128grassMarat Safin7-6(2) 6-3 6-4
2000-05-01MallorcaSFgrassMarat Safin6-2 6-2
1998-07-20Stuttgart OutdoorR64clayGalo Blanco2-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Blanco G.

Blanco G.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Safin M.

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.Blanco G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Clear edge
64%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Mantilla F.
7-56-1
Acasuso J.
Monaco J.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Acasuso J.
Vanek J.
3-66-36-2
Monaco J.
Lopez M.
6-32-67-66
Nadal R.
Squillari F.
6-36-4
Mantilla F.
Garcia A.
6-36-3
R16
Garcia A.
Mutis O.
6-27-69
Lopez M.
Safin M.
6-36-2
Vanek J.
Koubek S.
6-46-4
Mantilla F.
Portas A.
5-77-57-5
Squillari F.
Kubot L.
6-26-3
Nadal R.
Di Pasquale A.
6-26-4
Acasuso J.
Ferrer D.
6-47-64
Monaco J.
Rosset M.
6-46-3
R32
Garcia A.
Davydenko N.
3-67-656-4
Nadal R.
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
Di Pasquale A.
Calatrava A.
6-43-66-4
Squillari F.
Zib T.
6-46-2
Kubot L.
Andreev I.
6-46-2
Portas A.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-16-2
Mutis O.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-3
Koubek S.
Mathieu P.
3-66-16-3
Mantilla F.
Montanes A.
6-06-2
Monaco J.
Martin A.
6-7137-56-3
Rosset M.
Urban F.
6-47-66
Lopez M.
Hernandez O.
7-56-2
Safin M.
Blanco G.
7-56-2
Acasuso J.
Przysiezny M.
7-56-4
Vanek J.
Ulihrach B.
2-66-27-65