Kristof Vliegen vs Marat Safin — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 32

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 32
BEL
Kristof Vliegen
44 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 April 2007
clay
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Vliegen K.
0-6 7-6 6-4
Safin M.
Vliegen K.
071062
Safin M.
66841

Kristof Vliegen defeated Marat Safin 0-6 7-6 6-4 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Kristof Vliegen claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-16Madrid MastersR16clayMarat Safin6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vliegen K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Vliegen K.

Serve advantage — Safin M.

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
Vliegen K.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.6
8.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vliegen K.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
44
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
83
Break points won·Even
44
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
52

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