Marat Safin vs James Ward — Queen's Club Round of 64

Queen's Club · ATP · Round of 64
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2008
grass
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Safin M.
4-6 6-1 6-4
Ward J.
Safin M.
4662
Ward J.
6141

Marat Safin defeated James Ward 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the Queen's Club round of 64 on grass. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Ward J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Safin M.

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
Safin M.Ward J.
1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
9.0
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
29
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Dominant
47
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
39

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
Weather
22°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
7-667-5
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
7-56-4
Djokovic N.
Nalbandian D.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Karlovic I.
6-757-657-64
Roddick A.
Murray A.
W/O
Nalbandian D.
Gasquet R.
6-43-67-63
Djokovic N.
Hewitt L.
6-26-2
R16
Roddick A.
Fish M.
7-65
Nadal R.
Nishikori K.
6-43-66-3
Karlovic I.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-5
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
5-76-16-4
Gasquet R.
Ancic M.
7-656-4
Nalbandian D.
Mahut N.
6-46-1
Hewitt L.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Tipsarevic J.
2-66-16-4
R32
Murray A.
Grosjean S.
2-0
Mahut N.
Isner J.
7-56-4
Tipsarevic J.
Minar I.
3-66-36-4
Hewitt L.
Malisse X.
6-36-2
Mathieu P.
Cilic M.
6-33-66-4
Djokovic N.
Karanusic R.
6-27-67
Nadal R.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-2
Nishikori K.
Patience O.
7-686-3
Gonzalez F.
Safin M.
6-37-63
Fish M.
Guccione C.
4-67-606-4
Roddick A.
Ginepri R.
6-766-16-1
Karlovic I.
Sirianni J.
6-36-2
Gulbis E.
Seppi A.
6-36-776-3
Gasquet R.
Bolelli S.
6-36-3
Ancic M.
Verdasco F.
7-666-4
Nalbandian D.
Troicki V.
6-47-64
R64
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
7-627-65
Verdasco F.
Lee H.
5-3
Bolelli S.
Dancevic F.
2-2
Seppi A.
Clement A.
6-34-66-1
Troicki V.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Anderson K.
7-656-4
Mahut N.
Lopez F.
6-36-747-64
Ancic M.
Lapentti N.
7-56-3
Grosjean S.
De Voest R.
7-666-1
Gulbis E.
Vliegen K.
6-47-5
Fish M.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-16-4
Guccione C.
Lu Y.
6-46-727-5
Ginepri R.
Spadea V.
6-47-64
Sirianni J.
Bogdanovic A.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Ward J.
4-66-16-4
Gonzalez F.
Bloomfield R.
7-656-3
Patience O.
Querrey S.
7-55-76-4
Nishikori K.
Falla A.
2-66-46-2
Bjorkman J.
Kunitsyn I.
7-634-66-4
Malisse X.
Evans D.
6-16-1
Karanusic R.
Cipolla F.
6-46-3
Minar I.
Reynolds B.
6-17-5
Tipsarevic J.
Navarro I.
7-626-4
Hewitt L.
Goodall J.
6-46-4