Marat Safin vs Jarkko Nieminen — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 64

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 64
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 April 2007
clay
FIN
Jarkko Nieminen
44 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Safin M.
5-7 6-3 6-2
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
5662
Nieminen J.
7321

Marat Safin defeated Jarkko Nieminen 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 64. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardJarkko Nieminen6-4 6-3
2005-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardMarat Safin4-6 6-1 7-5
2004-09-13BeijingSFhardMarat Safin6-2 6-4
2004-01-19Australian OpenR64hardMarat Safin7-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-4
2003-04-21BarcelonaR16clayMarat Safin6-3 6-3
2003-01-06SydneyR16hardMarat Safin3-6 6-1 6-2
2002-04-08EstorilQFclayJarkko Nieminen4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nieminen J.

Nieminen J.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.Nieminen J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Nieminen J.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Slight edge
47
42
Deciding sets·Even
61
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
70

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
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-07-5
Federer R.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-0
Ferrero J.
Gasquet R.
5-77-56-2
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-3
Berdych T.
Soderling R.
5-76-36-0
R16
Nadal R.
Vliegen K.
6-16-1
Berdych T.
Robredo T.
1-66-36-2
Federer R.
Lee H.
6-46-3
Ferrero J.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-757-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Garcia Lopez G.
5-77-647-64
Ferrer D.
Djokovic N.
7-56-4
Soderling R.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-2
R32
Kohlschreiber P.
Nalbandian D.
7-54-1
Federer R.
Seppi A.
7-647-66
Ljubicic I.
Stepanek R.
7-667-65
Garcia Lopez G.
Gicquel M.
6-41-66-3
Vliegen K.
Safin M.
0-67-686-4
Gasquet R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Gaudio G.
6-13-66-1
Ferrer D.
Benneteau J.
6-17-5
Nadal R.
Chela J.
6-36-1
Andreev I.
Gonzalez F.
6-22-66-3
Ferrero J.
Massu N.
6-26-0
Berdych T.
Becker B.
6-16-2
Robredo T.
Clement A.
6-36-2
Mirnyi M.
Roitman S.
7-56-4
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
6-46-766-3
Lee H.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
R64
Lee H.
Bjorkman J.
7-666-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Pavel A.
6-25-76-4
Youzhny M.
Moya C.
6-23-1
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
5-0
Stepanek R.
Monfils G.
6-02-0
Massu N.
Volandri F.
4-67-56-3
Seppi A.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-3
Chela J.
Verkerk M.
7-56-2
Vliegen K.
Mathieu P.
7-56-3
Safin M.
Nieminen J.
5-76-36-2
Gicquel M.
Mayer F.
7-55-77-5
Benneteau J.
Balleret B.
7-55-76-2
Roitman S.
Melzer J.
3-66-16-4
Mirnyi M.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-4
Nalbandian D.
Luzzi F.
3-66-26-1
Becker B.
Johansson T.
7-646-2
Clement A.
Serra F.
6-47-65
Hrbaty D.
Portas A.
7-637-5
Ferrer D.
Simon G.
6-36-1
Gasquet R.
Verdasco F.
7-56-7127-63
Ferrero J.
Henman T.
7-56-2
Soderling R.
Rochus O.
6-46-4
Andreev I.
Acasuso J.
6-46-1
Gaudio G.
Tursunov D.
5-76-26-2