Nicolas Almagro vs Marat Safin — Rome Masters Round of 32

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2005
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Almagro N.
6-4 6-3
Safin M.
Almagro N.
662
Safin M.
43–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Nicolas Almagro extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-07-13BastadR32clayNicolas Almagro6-3 7-6(6)
2006-04-10ValenciaSFhardNicolas Almagro6-2 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
8.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Clear edge
23
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
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
23°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Coria G.
6-43-66-34-67-66
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
4-66-47-5
Coria G.
Agassi A.
7-57-60
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Stepanek R.
5-76-16-1
Ferrer D.
Martin A.
6-23-67-5
Agassi A.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Coria G.
Verdasco F.
3-66-36-3
R16
Hrbaty D.
Henman T.
6-33-66-3
Agassi A.
Ljubicic I.
7-646-3
Stepanek R.
Almagro N.
4-66-46-2
Verdasco F.
Roddick A.
6-717-636-4
Ferrer D.
Gaudio G.
6-06-1
Coria G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-06-4
Nadal R.
Canas G.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Horna L.
6-16-3
R32
Canas G.
Monaco J.
6-06-0
Almagro N.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Horna L.
Seppi A.
2-66-36-4
Martin A.
Starace P.
6-33-66-3
Agassi A.
Gasquet R.
6-26-3
Hrbaty D.
Benneteau J.
7-646-0
Sanguinetti D.
Santoro F.
6-37-5
Coria G.
Kiefer N.
6-16-1
Verdasco F.
Wawrinka S.
7-686-2
Roddick A.
Costa A.
6-47-5
Stepanek R.
Chela J.
6-44-66-1
Gaudio G.
Volandri F.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Hanescu V.
6-16-1
Ljubicic I.
Grosjean S.
6-43-66-3
Henman T.
Massu N.
6-36-2
R64
Kiefer N.
Haas T.
6-36-1
Sanguinetti D.
Mirnyi M.
5-76-47-66
Santoro F.
Nalbandian D.
6-41-66-4
Henman T.
Kuerten G.
6-36-3
Massu N.
Mathieu P.
6-06-4
Hrbaty D.
Mello R.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Rochus O.
6-36-3
Grosjean S.
Carlsen K.
6-36-2
Agassi A.
Di Mauro A.
7-56-2
Starace P.
Moya C.
6-47-67
Martin A.
Schuettler R.
6-01-0
Horna L.
Mayer F.
4-66-37-5
Nadal R.
Youzhny M.
6-06-2
Hanescu V.
Melzer J.
6-43-66-3
Monaco J.
Soderling R.
6-36-2
Safin M.
Novak J.
6-736-16-1
Almagro N.
Andreev I.
3-66-46-1
Canas G.
Pavel A.
7-56-2
Roddick A.
Rusedski G.
6-46-2
Costa A.
Montanes A.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
6-16-4
Coria G.
Gonzalez F.
7-655-76-4
Benneteau J.
Robredo T.
6-16-0
Gaudio G.
Beck K.
6-46-3
Johansson T.
Lopez F.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Saulnier C.
6-16-3
Volandri F.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-06-2
Gasquet R.
Srichaphan P.
6-06-2
Seppi A.
Johansson J.
6-16-2
Chela J.
Llodra M.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Ancic M.
6-16-756-3
Verdasco F.
Davydenko N.
6-37-5