Marat Safin vs Feliciano Lopez — Madrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004
clay
ESP
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Safin M.
7-5 6-7 6-3
Lopez F.
Safin M.
76562
Lopez F.
57731

Marat Safin defeated Feliciano Lopez 7-5 6-7 6-3 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Feliciano Lopez came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-23WimbledonQFgrassMarat Safin3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-3
2007-03-19Miami MastersR64hardFeliciano Lopez7-5 7-6(2)
2005-06-20WimbledonR32grassFeliciano Lopez6-4 7-6(4) 6-3
2004-08-16Athens OlympicsR32hardFeliciano Lopez7-6(4) 6-3
2002-09-23Hong KongR16hardFeliciano Lopez7-6(2) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

Lopez F.serving84% hold

wins 65% 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.Lopez F.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
32%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
11.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Lopez F.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
98
Break points won·Dominant
47
2
Deciding sets·Even
61
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
79

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

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