Nikolay Davydenko vs Marat Safin — Estoril Round of 16
Estoril · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2006
clay
Davydenko N.4-6 6-1 6-2
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
4662
Safin M.
6121
Nikolay Davydenko defeated Marat Safin 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Nikolay Davydenko narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Nikolay Davydenko dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 4–6 6–1 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 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 |
| 2006-02-27 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
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
68%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
72
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Dominant
74
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
52
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Nalbandian D.
Gil F.
6-16-2
Davydenko N.
Muller G.
6-46-4
Portas A.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-3
Moya C.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-646-4
R16
Portas A.
Monfils G.
3-67-636-4
Moya C.
Marcaccio G.
6-17-5
Gimelstob J.
Massu N.
2-67-636-4
Gil F.
Tursunov D.
4-66-46-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Berlocq C.
6-7117-57-65
Muller G.
Lapentti N.
6-16-4
Davydenko N.
Safin M.
4-66-16-2
Nalbandian D.
Chardy J.
6-17-60
R32
Marcaccio G.
Zib T.
6-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Mahut N.
7-57-5
Chardy J.
Wang J.
7-56-1
Gil F.
Luque Velasco D.
1-67-656-4
Tursunov D.
Elias G.
6-26-1
Monfils G.
Sabau R.
6-16-2
Lapentti N.
Przysiezny M.
6-736-46-4
Portas A.
Marin J.
6-36-4
Gimelstob J.
Dlouhy L.
3-67-56-3
Muller G.
Rochus C.
6-26-0
Massu N.
Sluiter R.
6-07-5
Moya C.
Saretta F.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Spadea V.
7-636-3
Safin M.
Fognini F.
6-16-4
Berlocq C.
Perez D.
6-06-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Azzaro L.
6-44-66-4