Marat Safin vs Andy Roddick — RUS vs USA Round Robin
Marat Safin defeated Andy Roddick 6-4 6-3 7-6 in the RUS vs USA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Roddick came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSafin M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsSafin M. and Roddick A. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Safin M. went 3–4 (43%) against them, Roddick A. 5–1 (83%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
3–443%Safin M. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents5–183%Roddick A. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
12–10Sets13–5
107–105Games101–76
2–0Tiebreaks3–1
0–2Deciding sets1–0
vs Monfils G.#254L4-6 5-7Cincinnati Masters · hardL2-6 3-6Rome Masters · clay- vs Serra F.W7-6 6-3Halle · grassW6-2 6-1 6-3US Open · hard
vs Gonzalez F.L6-4 7-6 4-6 4-6 4-6Wimbledon · grassW6-3 6-3Cincinnati Masters · hard
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vs Rusedski G.W6-4 6-4 6-4Wimbledon · grassW7-6 6-2Rome Masters · clay
vs Rochus O.Hard to compareL6-4 4-6 1-6Halle · grassW6-7 7-6 7-6 4-6 6-3BEL vs USA · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Clay: Safin M. leads 1–0 · Hard: Roddick A. leads 3–2
- Safin M.September 2006RUS vs USAThis matchClay6-4 6-3 7-6
- Roddick A.November 2004Masters CupHard7-6 7-6
- Roddick A.September 2004BangkokHard7-6 6-7 7-6
- Roddick A.March 2004Indian Wells MastersHard7-6 6-2
- Safin M.January 2004Australian OpenHard2-6 6-3 7-5 6-7 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSafin M.Roddick A.1 811ELO1 9791 682Clay ELO1 6676–4Last 106–426Age24193 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRight