Marat Safin vs Jarkko Nieminen — Beijing Semi-final

Beijing · ATP · Semi-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 September 2004
hard
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Safin M.
6-2 6-4
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
662
Nieminen J.
24–

Marat Safin defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6-2 6-4 in the Beijing semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarat Safin5-7 6-3 6-2
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-3
2005-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardMarat Safin4-6 6-1 7-5
2004-01-19Australian OpenR64hardMarat Safin7-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-4
2003-04-21BarcelonaR16clayMarat Safin6-3 6-3
2003-01-06SydneyR16hardMarat Safin3-6 6-1 6-2
2002-04-08EstorilQFclayJarkko Nieminen4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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
Safin M.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Slight edge
47
42
Deciding sets·Even
61
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Youzhny M.
7-647-5
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Nieminen J.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Safin M.
Kim K.
6-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Lee H.
6-46-3
Nieminen J.
Nalbandian D.
6-22-66-2
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-2
R16
Kim K.
Ferrero J.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Schuettler R.
7-646-1
Nieminen J.
Dent T.
6-37-5
Srichaphan P.
Okun N.
6-33-67-66
Lee H.
Tsonga J.
7-676-3
Nalbandian D.
Lu Y.
6-766-46-4
Safin M.
Lu H.
6-26-2
R32
Lee H.
Weiner G.
6-26-4
Okun N.
Parmar A.
6-36-2
Ferrero J.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-1
Tsonga J.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Wang Y.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Heuberger I.
7-57-64
Sanguinetti D.
Healey N.
5-77-56-2
Srichaphan P.
Lisnard J.
6-47-5
Lu Y.
Zhu B.
7-56-2
Kim K.
Burgsmuller L.
6-26-2
Safin M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-47-5
Lu H.
Amritraj P.
4-66-46-2
Nieminen J.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-4
Nalbandian D.
Pless K.
7-653-66-3
Dent T.
Luczak P.
6-36-2
Schuettler R.
Baccanello P.
6-46-3