Marat Safin vs Tim Henman — Masters Cup Round Robin
Masters Cup · ATP · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 November 2004 ·
hard
Safin M.6-2 7-6
Henman T.
Safin M.
672
Henman T.
260
Marat Safin defeated Tim Henman 6-2 7-6 in the Masters Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Henman came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-20 | Miami Masters | R128 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1999-10-11 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Tim Henman | 7-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.