David Nalbandian vs Marat Safin — Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARG Round Robin
Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARG · ATP · Round Robin
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Sets
Friday, 1 December 2006
carpet
David Nalbandian defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARG round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. David Nalbandian narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: David Nalbandian edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4 6–4.
Nalbandian D.
6663
Safin M.
444–
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-16 | Madrid Masters | QF | clay | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2) |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6(6) |
| 2004-10-18 | Madrid Masters | F | clay | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | David Nalbandian | 7-5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-09-20 | Davis Cup WG SF: RUS vs ARG | RR | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-3 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2002-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 |
Statistics
Recent form57%1st serve in57%
72%1st serve points won+4%76%
49%2nd serve points won+4%53%
62%Service points won+4%66%
38%Return points won+2%36%
57%Break points saved+4%61%
5.1Aces / match+5.410.5
4.4Double faults / match+1.72.7
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.