Marat Safin vs Nikolay Davydenko — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
Safin M.4-6 6-2 6-2
Davydenko N.
Safin M.
4662
Davydenko N.
6221
Marat Safin defeated Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Nikolay Davydenko 4–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-19 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 |
| 2008-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-05-07 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6(4) 7-5 |
| 2006-10-09 | Moscow | F | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 5-7 6-4 |
| 2006-05-01 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 4-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Dominant
47
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
72
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
21°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 76%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Vik R.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Rochus O.
6-36-1
Schuettler R.
Phau B.
6-46-1
Nadal R.
Henman T.
7-616-1
R16
Nadal R.
El Aynaoui Y.
W/O
Phau B.
Agassi A.
7-57-5
Federer R.
Ghareeb M.
7-656-4
Vik R.
Berdych T.
3-67-656-2
Rochus O.
Safin M.
7-656-4
Henman T.
Stepanek R.
7-52-67-63
Youzhny M.
Andreev I.
6-17-64
Schuettler R.
Klec I.
7-56-4
R32
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
4-66-26-2
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
6-756-16-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Moodie W.
6-46-4
Henman T.
Lopez F.
6-27-66
Stepanek R.
Van Lottum J.
6-37-66
Agassi A.
Rusedski G.
7-646-0
Phau B.
Galimberti G.
5-76-36-2
Klec I.
Bracciali D.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Ferrer D.
6-23-67-5
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
7-51-66-4
Andreev I.
Seppi A.
7-651-66-4
Rochus O.
Santoro F.
6-46-1
Berdych T.
Rochus C.
6-46-2
Vik R.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-4
Ghareeb M.
Awadhy O.
7-646-2
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
7-636-3