Tim Henman vs Marat SafinMiami Masters Round of 128

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 128
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 20 March 2006
hard
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Henman T.
6-3 6-3
Safin M.
Henman T.
662
Safin M.
33

Tim Henman defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-3 in the Miami Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-11-15Masters CupRRhardMarat Safin6-2 7-6(2)
2002-03-11Indian Wells MastersR16hardTim Henman7-6(3) 6-4
2000-08-14IndianapolisSFhardMarat Safin7-5 6-4
1999-10-11ViennaR32hardMarat Safin6-4 2-6 6-3
1999-02-15RotterdamSFhardTim Henman7-6(7) 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Henman T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Henman T.

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
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
8.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
83
Break points won·Slight edge
55
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
43
61
Tiebreaks·Even
54
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw