Nicolas Mahut vs Marat Safin — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2007
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Mahut N.
6-3 4-6 6-0
Safin M.
Mahut N.
6462
Safin M.
3601

Nicolas Mahut defeated Marat Safin 6-3 4-6 6-0 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Mahut claimed a first win over Marat Safin in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-30Paris MastersR64hardMarat Safin6-1 7-6(5)
2006-10-09MoscowR32hardMarat Safin6-3 6-4
2006-07-31WashingtonR32hardMarat Safin6-3 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mahut N.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

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
Mahut N.Safin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
8.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
3.0

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 6%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
6-46-3
Djokovic N.
Murray A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Ljubicic I.
7-677-68
Murray A.
Haas T.
3-66-37-68
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Chela J.
7-57-5
R16
Chela J.
Russell M.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Ferrero J.
6-16-1
Ferrer D.
Moya C.
1-66-26-3
Roddick A.
Gasquet R.
7-636-3
Haas T.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Nalbandian D.
2-66-46-2
Djokovic N.
Benneteau J.
6-36-1
Murray A.
Davydenko N.
7-636-4
R32
Gonzalez F.
Soderling R.
7-647-62
Ferrero J.
Acasuso J.
4-67-686-4
Haas T.
Gabashvili T.
6-06-3
Gasquet R.
Nieminen J.
6-31-66-3
Roddick A.
Rochus O.
6-37-65
Murray A.
Mahut N.
6-16-3
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-36-1
Benneteau J.
Blake J.
6-27-61
Djokovic N.
Korolev E.
6-26-1
Ferrer D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-16-3
Chela J.
Simon G.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Canas G.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-17-5
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Johansson T.
6-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Mathieu P.
6-736-26-0
R64
Hernych J.
Calleri A.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Dancevic F.
7-661-67-5
Nalbandian D.
Kohlschreiber P.
1-67-57-61
Johansson T.
Almagro N.
7-647-5
Haas T.
Llodra M.
6-46-1
Nieminen J.
Goldstein P.
1-66-46-4
Djokovic N.
Ginepri R.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Serra F.
6-37-62
Chela J.
Bjorkman J.
6-33-66-4
Gasquet R.
del Potro J.
7-626-2
Acasuso J.
Youzhny M.
7-696-4
Mathieu P.
Fish M.
7-644-67-65
Gabashvili T.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-3
Soderling R.
Bracciali D.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Horna L.
6-36-1
Moya C.
Stepanek R.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Baghdatis M.
7-57-5
Rochus O.
Spadea V.
6-16-4
Roddick A.
Lopez F.
7-656-4
Tipsarevic J.
Hewitt L.
7-634-66-2
Davydenko N.
Querrey S.
2-67-666-2
Murray A.
Moodie W.
6-36-3
Korolev E.
Tursunov D.
6-46-736-3
Mahut N.
Safin M.
6-34-66-0
Ljubicic I.
Falla A.
6-746-46-4
Russell M.
Berdych T.
7-626-4
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
7-656-3
Nadal R.
Clement A.
6-37-63
Simon G.
Robredo T.
6-706-36-0
Canas G.
Federer R.
7-56-2
Ferrero J.
Mayer F.
6-06-2
R128
Seppi A.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Gicquel M.
6-37-5
Serra F.
Pless K.
7-666-4
Bracciali D.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-1
Querrey S.
Rochus C.
6-26-4
Hernych J.
Henman T.
7-53-67-5
Tipsarevic J.
Srichaphan P.
6-46-2
Ginepri R.
Kendrick R.
7-57-63
Simon G.
Schuettler R.
6-14-67-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Massu N.
6-37-63
Gabashvili T.
Vliegen K.
6-36-4
Mathieu P.
Martin A.
6-46-1
Mayer F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-2
Benneteau J.
Monfils G.
3-66-37-5
Moya C.
Capdeville P.
6-46-4
Canas G.
Hajek J.
6-16-1
Johansson T.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-67
Falla A.
Becker B.
7-616-3
Llodra M.
Zib T.
6-46-4
Bjorkman J.
Phau B.
3-66-47-64
Clement A.
Troicki V.
6-736-46-2
del Potro J.
Kuerten G.
7-656-2
Moodie W.
Dlouhy L.
7-56-3
Goldstein P.
Roitman S.
6-37-63
Lopez F.
Guccione C.
6-27-66
Horna L.
Volandri F.
6-04-66-2
Mahut N.
Monaco J.
3-66-37-62
Kohlschreiber P.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Spadea V.
Koubek S.
6-16-2
Dancevic F.
Waske A.
6-16-756-4
Acasuso J.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Korolev E.
Greul S.
6-767-56-1