Marat Safin vs Andre Agassi — Madrid Masters Semi-final

Madrid Masters · ATP · Semi-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004
clay
USA
Andre Agassi
56 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Safin M.
6-3 7-6
Agassi A.
Safin M.
6772
Agassi A.
364–

Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 7-6 in the Madrid Masters semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Andre Agassi came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-19Australian OpenSFhardMarat Safin7-6(6) 7-6(6) 5-7 1-6 6-3
2000-11-27Masters CupSFhardAndre Agassi6-3 6-3
1999-11-01Paris MastersFhardAndre Agassi7-6(1) 6-2 4-6 6-4
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayMarat Safin5-7 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-2
1998-04-04Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs RUSRRhardAndre Agassi6-3 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Agassi A.

Agassi A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Agassi A.

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.Agassi A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
7.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-46-3
Semi-finals
Safin M.
Agassi A.
6-37-64
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Robredo T.
6-736-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Johansson J.
7-626-717-63
Nalbandian D.
Dent T.
7-646-3
Safin M.
Horna L.
6-46-4
R16
Johansson J.
Dupuis A.
6-17-66
Nalbandian D.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-1
Dent T.
Haas T.
7-636-2
Horna L.
Pavel A.
7-56-4
Safin M.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Verdasco F.
2-66-46-3
Agassi A.
Spadea V.
6-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Henman T.
6-44-66-2
R32
Pavel A.
Fish M.
6-13-67-62
Nalbandian D.
Soderling R.
7-656-3
Agassi A.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Schuettler R.
6-36-0
Verdasco F.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-64
Spadea V.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-3
Koubek S.
Gonzalez F.
6-13-67-65
Robredo T.
Ginepri R.
6-43-66-3
Dent T.
Massu N.
6-33-66-3
Henman T.
Costa A.
6-46-2
Johansson J.
Canas G.
7-637-5
Dupuis A.
Chela J.
7-646-3
Safin M.
Lopez F.
7-56-756-3
Haas T.
Novak J.
6-16-4
Srichaphan P.
Corretja A.
7-656-3
Horna L.
Ferrero J.
6-36-1
R64
Verdasco F.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-2
Koubek S.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Fish M.
Ancic M.
0-66-46-4
Haas T.
Malisse X.
6-46-1
Mirnyi M.
Sanchez D.
6-37-63
Dent T.
Youzhny M.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-1
Corretja A.
Ferrer D.
7-56-1
Soderling R.
Mayer F.
6-37-62
Canas G.
Vliegen K.
5-77-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Costa A.
Labadze I.
6-25-77-5
Lopez F.
Karlovic I.
6-46-7107-65
Horna L.
Arazi H.
6-47-5
Dupuis A.
Calleri A.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Rascon J.
6-16-4