Marat Safin vs Andy Murray — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2005
hard
GBR
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
Safin M.
6-4 1-6 6-1
Murray A.
Safin M.
6162
Murray A.
4611

Marat Safin defeated Andy Murray 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Murray A.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Murray A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Murray A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
92
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
98
Break points won·Dominant
47
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Roddick A.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
4-67-56-4
Roddick A.
Hewitt L.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Davydenko N.
6-26-3
Federer R.
Acasuso J.
6-46-3
Ginepri R.
Safin M.
6-26-3
Roddick A.
Youzhny M.
2-66-36-4
R16
Acasuso J.
Horna L.
7-657-5
Youzhny M.
Monfils G.
4-66-16-1
Hewitt L.
Ancic M.
6-16-4
Roddick A.
Chela J.
7-646-2
Ginepri R.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Hrbaty D.
6-06-3
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-36-4
R32
Hrbaty D.
Soderling R.
6-47-64
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
4-66-46-4
Monfils G.
Beck K.
6-17-66
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
4-67-647-63
Roddick A.
Ferrero J.
6-737-656-2
Hewitt L.
Rusedski G.
1-67-56-4
Gonzalez F.
Nalbandian D.
3-66-16-2
Davydenko N.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Simon G.
7-657-5
Safin M.
Murray A.
6-41-66-1
Ancic M.
Gasquet R.
6-47-64
Rochus O.
Santoro F.
7-56-3
Chela J.
Henman T.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Acasuso J.
Robredo T.
7-666-2
Horna L.
Coria G.
6-46-4
R64
Nalbandian D.
Pavel A.
6-27-63
Gasquet R.
Lopez F.
7-54-66-1
Gonzalez F.
Djokovic N.
3-67-676-4
Mathieu P.
Haas T.
6-32-66-1
Murray A.
Dent T.
7-647-61
Federer R.
Blake J.
7-637-5
Berdych T.
Nadal R.
6-746-27-63
Youzhny M.
Saulnier C.
6-23-67-64
Beck K.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Chela J.
Martin A.
6-6
Henman T.
Massu N.
6-26-1
Hewitt L.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Rusedski G.
Tursunov D.
4-67-56-4
Davydenko N.
Grosjean S.
7-647-5
Ginepri R.
Puerta M.
7-626-1
Robredo T.
Gaudio G.
2-66-36-3
Safin M.
Hernych J.
7-636-4
Monfils G.
Stepanek R.
6-36-2
Ferrero J.
Koubek S.
0-66-36-2
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
6-36-4
Rochus O.
Volandri F.
4-66-36-1
Kiefer N.
Lapentti N.
6-16-4
Ancic M.
Mello R.
6-26-3
Moya C.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Spadea V.
2-66-26-3
Ferrer D.
Moodie W.
6-26-1
Hrbaty D.
Johansson T.
6-17-5
Soderling R.
Mirnyi M.
6-26-4
Acasuso J.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-2
Horna L.
Rochus C.
6-36-0
Coria G.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-2
Santoro F.
Ljubicic I.
6-747-677-5