Roger Federer vs Marat Safin — Masters Cup Semi-final
Masters Cup · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 November 2004 ·
hard
Federer R.6-3 7-6
Safin M.
Federer R.
672
Safin M.
360
Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin 6-3 7-6 in the Masters Cup semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, defending the title. Roger Federer extended the head-to-head to 10–2.
Key context
- Match story: Roger Federer closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
9–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 7-6 |
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6 6-4 |
| 2007-06-25 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-4 7-6 |
| 2005-06-06 | Halle | F | grass | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6 9-7 |
| 2004-03-01 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | F | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-09-30 | Moscow | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | F | clay | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-02-08 | Davis Cup WG R1: RUS vs SUI | RR | clay | Roger Federer | 7-5 6-1 6-2 |
| 2001-05-07 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Roger Federer | 4-6 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Even
9.0
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
95
33
Break points saved·Dominant
99
68
Break points won·Dominant
91
34
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
38
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About