Lleyton Hewitt vs Marat SafinLas Vegas Semi-final

Las Vegas · ATP · Semi-final
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007
hard
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hewitt L.
7-5 6-1
Safin M.
Hewitt L.
762
Safin M.
51

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-1 in the Las Vegas semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 7–6. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.

Key context

  • Match story: Lleyton Hewitt came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarat Safin6-4 7-5
2008-03-03Las VegasR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-2 6-1
2005-01-17Australian OpenFhardMarat Safin1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
2004-11-01Paris MastersQFhardMarat Safin6-4 7-6(2)
2004-08-02Cincinnati MastersQFhardLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4
2002-11-11Masters CupRRhardLleyton Hewitt6-4 2-6 6-4
2002-10-28Paris MastersFhardMarat Safin7-6(4) 6-0 6-4
2002-05-13Hamburg MastersQFclayMarat Safin6-3 6-1
2002-03-18Miami MastersQFhardLleyton Hewitt2-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2001-05-21DusseldorfFclayLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-4
2000-11-27Masters CupRRhardMarat Safin6-4 6-4
1999-10-25Stuttgart MastersR64carpetMarat Safin7-6(7) 3-6 6-2
1999-09-24Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUSRRgrassLleyton Hewitt7-6(0) 6-2 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

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
1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
8.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
83
Break points won·Slight edge
57
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
58
52

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About