Marat Safin vs Carlos MoyaIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Moya C.
Safin M.
64662
Moya C.
77341

Marat Safin defeated Carlos Moya 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Moya came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-11Hamburg MastersR16clayCarlos Moya6-2 6-7(3) 6-1
2003-04-21BarcelonaFclayCarlos Moya5-7 6-2 6-2 3-0 RET
2002-11-11Masters CupRRhardCarlos Moya6-4 7-5
2002-10-28Paris MastersSFhardMarat Safin7-5 7-6(4)
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersQFclayCarlos Moya6-1 2-6 7-6(4)
2000-05-01MallorcaQFgrassMarat Safin3-6 6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Moya C.

Moya C.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
58
Break points saved·Even
83
84
Break points won·Even
47
44
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
69

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw