Marat Safin vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs FRA Round Robin

Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs FRA · ATP · Round Robin
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 6 April 2007
clay
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
Safin M.
7-6 6-3 6-2
Mathieu P.
Safin M.
77663
Mathieu P.
6332–

Marat Safin defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 7-6 6-3 6-2 in the Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs FRA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–3 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayPaul Henri Mathieu6-0 7-5
2002-11-29Davis Cup WG F: FRA vs RUSRRclayMarat Safin6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4
2002-09-30MoscowSFhardPaul Henri Mathieu7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Mathieu P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safin M.

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
Safin M.Mathieu P.
1st serve in·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Mathieu P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Clear edge
47
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
55
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
37

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