Marat Safin vs Igor Andreev — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2006
hard
RUS
Igor Andreev
43 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Safin M.
7-6 6-4
Andreev I.
Safin M.
7862
Andreev I.
664–

Marat Safin defeated Igor Andreev 7-6 6-4 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Igor Andreev came in defending the title, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-25St. PetersburgR16carpetMarat Safin6-3 0-1 RET
2007-10-08MoscowR16hardIgor Andreev6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Andreev I.

Andreev I.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
Safin M.Andreev I.
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%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Andreev I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
38
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Clear edge
47
34
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
34

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Simon G.
Verdasco F.
6-27-65
Almagro N.
Safin M.
6-22-66-4
Quarter-finals
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-46-1
Safin M.
Gaudio G.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Seppi A.
7-627-64
Verdasco F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-726-46-3
R16
Seppi A.
Ascione T.
1-66-16-2
Volandri F.
Zib T.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Sanguinetti D.
3-67-56-3
Safin M.
Pashanski B.
6-26-2
Gaudio G.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Almagro N.
Phau B.
6-26-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Hernych J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Starace P.
6-37-64
R32
Ascione T.
Ferrer D.
7-61
Gaudio G.
Sluiter R.
7-667-63
Sanguinetti D.
Gabashvili T.
6-746-46-3
Seppi A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-2
Hernych J.
Davydenko N.
7-57-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Starace P.
Dlouhy L.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Martin A.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Vik R.
6-36-2
Volandri F.
Portas A.
6-06-1
Zib T.
Pavel A.
7-56-3
Phau B.
Fraile G.
7-616-746-2
Almagro N.
Ferrero J.
6-736-46-4
Safin M.
Andreev I.
7-666-4
Pashanski B.
Costa A.
3-66-36-4
Mayer F.
Burniol G.
6-06-3