Richard Gasquet vs Marat Safin — Lyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Richard Gasquet
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Gasquet R.
6-4 7-6
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
6772
Safin M.
465–

Richard Gasquet defeated Marat Safin 6-4 7-6 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Richard Gasquet narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-25St. PetersburgR32carpetMarat Safin7-6(5) 6-4
2009-02-23DubaiR32hardRichard Gasquet6-3 5-7 6-3
2006-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs RUSRRcarpetMarat Safin7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1
2002-10-07LyonR32clayMarat Safin6-4 7-6(5)
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMarat Safin6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Gasquet R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Gasquet R.

Even 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 season
Gasquet R.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gasquet R.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
83
Break points won·Even
49
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
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

Final
Gasquet R.
Gicquel M.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Gasquet R.
Clement A.
6-766-46-1
Gicquel M.
Malisse X.
6-41-67-65
Quarter-finals
Gicquel M.
Grosjean S.
7-51-67-65
Malisse X.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
Gasquet R.
Soderling R.
4-66-36-3
Clement A.
Almagro N.
6-36-2
R16
Grosjean S.
Saulnier C.
7-656-2
Almagro N.
Mayer F.
7-656-4
Gasquet R.
Norman D.
6-36-4
Soderling R.
Massu N.
7-56-3
Ginepri R.
Greul S.
6-16-2
Malisse X.
Benneteau J.
6-27-65
Gicquel M.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Clement A.
Llodra M.
2-66-17-62
R32
Ginepri R.
Simon G.
7-637-65
Soderling R.
Ascione T.
6-36-1
Grosjean S.
Mathieu P.
6-37-63
Saulnier C.
Falla A.
6-796-36-2
Gicquel M.
Seppi A.
6-46-3
Hrbaty D.
Serra F.
3-66-36-3
Malisse X.
Spadea V.
6-34-66-1
Gasquet R.
Safin M.
6-47-65
Almagro N.
Marach O.
2-67-56-1
Mayer F.
Mahut N.
7-656-3
Llodra M.
Mertinak M.
4-67-646-2
Greul S.
Gaudio G.
6-06-2
Norman D.
Patience O.
6-47-5
Benneteau J.
Mathieu J.
7-56-4
Massu N.
Kim K.
7-667-5
Clement A.
Baghdatis M.
6-25-76-3