Igor Andreev vs Marat Safin — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Igor Andreev
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2007
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Andreev I.
6-4 6-4
Safin M.
Andreev I.
662
Safin M.
44–

Igor Andreev defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Igor Andreev claimed a first win over Marat Safin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Igor Andreev edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-25St. PetersburgR16carpetMarat Safin6-3 0-1 RET
2006-04-10ValenciaR32hardMarat Safin7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Andreev I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Andreev I.

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
Andreev I.Safin M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
8.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Andreev I.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
37
53
Break points saved·Even
83
83
Break points won·Clear edge
34
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
41
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
34
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Mathieu P.
7-57-69
Semi-finals
Davydenko N.
Tipsarevic J.
7-666-1
Mathieu P.
Berrer M.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Berrer M.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-3
Tipsarevic J.
Stepanek R.
6-43-66-3
Davydenko N.
Andreev I.
7-57-5
Mathieu P.
Serra F.
6-36-3
R16
Mathieu P.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Cilic M.
7-681-66-4
Berrer M.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Lapentti N.
6-46-4
Andreev I.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Murray A.
6-47-5
Stepanek R.
Tursunov D.
3-66-36-1
Serra F.
Vliegen K.
6-726-46-2
R32
Vliegen K.
Troicki V.
6-32-2
Lapentti N.
Santoro F.
3-66-36-2
Tursunov D.
Zverev M.
6-43-66-4
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.
6-36-2
Berrer M.
Acasuso J.
6-757-56-4
Cilic M.
Bolelli S.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Gimelstob J.
6-16-3
Mathieu P.
Grosjean S.
6-26-2
Kunitsyn I.
Hartfield D.
7-611-66-1
Serra F.
Starace P.
4-66-46-3
Tipsarevic J.
Roitman S.
3-66-46-4
Stepanek R.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
Davydenko N.
Tsonga J.
7-606-2
Andreev I.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Matsukevitch D.
7-627-5
Murray A.
Korolev E.
6-26-4