Nicolas Kiefer vs Marat Safin — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2007
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Kiefer N.
6-3 7-6
Safin M.
Kiefer N.
6772
Safin M.
361–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Marat Safin 6-3 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's round of 64. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-21DubaiR32hardNicolas Kiefer7-6(2) 6-4
2004-07-26Canada MastersR64hardNicolas Kiefer6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(2)
2002-08-26US OpenR128hardMarat Safin6-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6(4)
2002-05-20DusseldorfRRclayNicolas Kiefer6-4 2-6 7-6(5)
2000-08-28US OpenQFhardMarat Safin7-5 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
1999-04-02Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs RUSRRcarpetMarat Safin7-6(9) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kiefer 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
Kiefer N.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
53%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.3
8.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
53
Break points saved·Even
81
83
Break points won·Slight edge
58
47
Deciding sets·Even
61
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-777-61
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-4
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Moya C.
6-26-4
Federer R.
Almagro N.
6-33-66-2
R16
Almagro N.
Nieminen J.
6-26-2
Querrey S.
Monaco J.
6-37-5
Blake J.
Ferrero J.
6-16-4
Ferrer D.
Roddick A.
7-646-4
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
7-657-5
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
Moya C.
del Potro J.
7-53-67-5
R32
Monaco J.
Nadal R.
7-654-1
Hewitt L.
Gasquet R.
6-13-2
Berdych T.
Clement A.
7-617-64
Melzer J.
Ancic M.
6-32-67-69
Querrey S.
Youzhny M.
5-76-36-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
7-636-2
Davydenko N.
Ginepri R.
6-26-776-3
Ferrero J.
Gonzalez F.
6-27-67
Blake J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-12-66-4
Moya C.
Djokovic N.
6-46-1
Nieminen J.
Robredo T.
6-46-1
Almagro N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Chela J.
6-766-46-2
Federer R.
Benneteau J.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Stepanek R.
6-27-5
R64
Melzer J.
Karlovic I.
7-647-62
Ancic M.
Haas T.
3-67-636-3
Hewitt L.
Wawrinka S.
7-53-67-65
Ginepri R.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Benneteau J.
Tursunov D.
6-43-66-3
Moya C.
Nalbandian D.
7-647-62
Stepanek R.
Fish M.
7-57-63
Ferrer D.
Isner J.
7-636-3
Baghdatis M.
Murray A.
6-16-2
Chela J.
Henman T.
6-43-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Delic A.
1-67-636-3
Berdych T.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Mathieu P.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Lopez F.
6-46-756-3
Querrey S.
Gicquel M.
7-55-76-4
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-1
Blake J.
Falla A.
7-656-1
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
6-37-61
Ferrero J.
Rochus O.
6-13-67-5
Verdasco F.
Volandri F.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Mayer F.
7-656-4
Nieminen J.
Spadea V.
6-26-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Calleri A.
7-622-67-67
del Potro J.
Canas G.
6-26-2