Marat Safin vs Nicolas Mahut — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2006
hard
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
Safin M.
6-3 6-4
Mahut N.
Safin M.
662
Mahut N.
34–

Marat Safin defeated Nicolas Mahut 6-3 6-4 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR64hardNicolas Mahut6-3 4-6 6-0
2006-10-30Paris MastersR64hardMarat Safin6-1 7-6(5)
2006-07-31WashingtonR32hardMarat Safin6-3 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

Mahut N.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Mahut N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Mahut N.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Dominant
47
15
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
74
Tiebreaks·Even
52
55

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
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Santoro F.
6-46-1
Safin M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-3
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