Marat Safin vs Janko Tipsarevic — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2006
hard
SRB
Janko Tipsarevic
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Safin M.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Tipsarevic J.
Safin M.
77362
Tipsarevic J.
65641

Marat Safin defeated Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Janko Tipsarevic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Janko Tipsarevic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayJanko Tipsarevic6-4 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tipsarevic J.

Tipsarevic J.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Tipsarevic J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Tipsarevic J.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
93
Break points won·Slight edge
47
38
Deciding sets·Even
61
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
60

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