Nikolay Davydenko vs Marat Safin — Moscow Final
Moscow · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2006
hard
Davydenko N.6-4 5-7 6-4
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
6562
Safin M.
4741
Nikolay Davydenko defeated Marat Safin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Moscow final on hard. 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 edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.
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 |
| 2006-05-01 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 4-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 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
70
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Davydenko N.
Safin M.
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Santoro F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-5
Safin M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-653-66-4
Kunitsyn I.
Clement A.
6-46-2
Davydenko N.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-5
R16
Kunitsyn I.
Hernych J.
6-44-66-2
Davydenko N.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-2
Mirnyi M.
Benneteau J.
6-22-67-62
Kohlschreiber P.
Korolev E.
6-36-2
Santoro F.
Kravchuk K.
6-16-1
Tipsarevic J.
Vik R.
6-46-4
Safin M.
Bracciali D.
3-66-16-4
Clement A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-35-76-4
R32
Mirnyi M.
Kim K.
6-0
Bracciali D.
Verdasco F.
6-746-4
Hernych J.
Volandri F.
6-16-4
Davydenko N.
Vanek J.
6-06-0
Gabashvili T.
Muller G.
7-636-3
Benneteau J.
Roitman S.
6-36-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Youzhny M.
6-27-5
Korolev E.
Istomin D.
7-626-756-3
Kravchuk K.
Lee H.
6-46-4
Santoro F.
Moodie W.
6-36-2
Tipsarevic J.
Mathieu P.
7-686-4
Vik R.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Kunitsyn I.
Schuettler R.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Zverev M.
4-66-36-2
Stakhovsky S.
Tursunov D.
7-54-67-64