Jose Acasuso vs Marat Safin — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
ARG
Jose Acasuso
43 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2005
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Acasuso J.
6-4 6-4
Safin M.
Acasuso J.
662
Safin M.
44–

Jose Acasuso defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Jose Acasuso narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jose Acasuso edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardMarat Safin6-4 6-2
2006-12-01Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARGRRcarpetMarat Safin6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)
2006-10-16Madrid MastersR64clayMarat Safin7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3
2002-05-20DusseldorfFclayJose Acasuso2-6 6-3 3-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Acasuso J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Acasuso J.

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
Acasuso J.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
8.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Acasuso J.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
48
53
Break points saved·Even
79
83
Break points won·Slight edge
42
47
Deciding sets·Even
62
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
44
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Ferrero J.
6-17-646-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Stepanek R.
7-56-2
Ferrero J.
Davydenko N.
7-616-1
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Calleri A.
6-23-0
Stepanek R.
Wawrinka S.
3-66-36-2
Ferrero J.
Gaudio G.
6-44-66-3
Davydenko N.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
R16
Gaudio G.
Ferrer D.
6-36-4
Calleri A.
Coria G.
6-46-757-62
Mirnyi M.
Moya C.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Canas G.
6-767-627-65
Davydenko N.
Johansson T.
6-36-737-62
Ferrero J.
Martin A.
6-16-2
Nadal R.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-2
R32
Canas G.
Arthurs W.
7-57-63
Stepanek R.
Ventura S.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Malisse X.
7-57-5
Ferrer D.
Hernych J.
6-26-3
Gaudio G.
Mantilla F.
6-46-2
Wawrinka S.
Srichaphan P.
1-66-37-63
Acasuso J.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Fogues F.
6-36-2
Calleri A.
Chela J.
6-36-797-61
Coria G.
Wessels P.
6-26-746-4
Hrbaty D.
Starace P.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Muller G.
6-06-2
Mirnyi M.
Monaco J.
7-636-2
Ferrero J.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Martin A.
Robredo T.
6-16-4
Moya C.
Nieminen J.
7-55-76-2
R64
Wawrinka S.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-1
Srichaphan P.
Carlsen K.
6-26-1
Calleri A.
Monfils G.
7-627-62
Chela J.
Portas A.
6-47-62
Wessels P.
Saulnier C.
6-36-3
Stepanek R.
Labadze I.
4-66-27-5
Ventura S.
Blanco G.
6-36-3
Arthurs W.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-3
Muller G.
Lopez M.
6-47-62
Fogues F.
Rochus C.
7-6101-66-3
Malisse X.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-2
Monaco J.
Andreev I.
6-32-66-3
Mirnyi M.
Costa A.
7-643-67-62
Martin A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-46-3
Hrbaty D.
Haehnel J.
6-16-1
Starace P.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-1
Mantilla F.
Llodra M.
6-26-1
Lopez F.
Almagro N.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Hernych J.
Murray A.
3-66-46-4
Acasuso J.
Vicente F.
7-56-4
Johansson T.
Koubek S.
6-26-1
Nieminen J.
Lee H.
6-47-64
Ferrero J.
Montanes A.
6-33-67-5