Marat Safin defeated Tomas Berdych 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the RUS vs CZE round robin on clay.
Safin M. came through in five sets.
Safin M. and Berdych T. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Safin M. went 3–8 (27%) against them, Berdych T. 9–7 (56%). Berdych T. came out better against 2 of 8 comparable opponents, Safin M. against 0.