Radek Stepanek vs Marat Safin — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · ATP · Round of 16
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 October 2004
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Stepanek R.
7-6 4-6 6-3
Safin M.
Stepanek R.
710462
Safin M.
68631

Radek Stepanek defeated Marat Safin 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's round of 32, but Radek Stepanek had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Radek Stepanek extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Radek Stepanek closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardRadek Stepanek4-6 6-3 6-1
2004-11-01Paris MastersFhardMarat Safin6-3 7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

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
Stepanek R.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stepanek R.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
83
Break points won·Slight edge
39
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Rusedski G.
3-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Youzhny M.
7-56-757-5
Rusedski G.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Rusedski G.
Johansson J.
7-656-717-67
Youzhny M.
Carlsen K.
6-27-65
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
7-625-76-1
Hrbaty D.
Kunitsyn I.
7-626-4
R16
Stepanek R.
Safin M.
7-684-66-3
Rusedski G.
Volandri F.
6-26-4
Hrbaty D.
Voltchkov V.
4-67-57-61
Davydenko N.
Sargsian S.
6-26-4
Kunitsyn I.
Beck K.
7-657-5
Johansson J.
Saulnier C.
6-26-4
Youzhny M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-2
Carlsen K.
Andreev I.
7-644-66-1
R32
Safin M.
Mirnyi M.
6-787-627-61
Rusedski G.
Karlovic I.
7-6146-2
Volandri F.
Soderling R.
3-66-17-66
Stepanek R.
Labadze I.
6-26-1
Hrbaty D.
Johansson T.
6-44-66-3
Voltchkov V.
Elseneer G.
6-27-61
Beck K.
Heuberger I.
6-46-4
Kunitsyn I.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Rosset M.
4-66-36-2
Bjorkman J.
Sanchez D.
4-66-16-2
Carlsen K.
Pless K.
6-06-4
Saulnier C.
Stoliarov A.
6-45-77-66
Johansson J.
Hernych J.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Spadea V.
6-44-66-4
Davydenko N.
Stakhovsky S.
6-06-3
Sargsian S.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-1