Marat Safin vs John Isner — Los Angeles Round of 32

Los Angeles · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2008
hard
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Safin M.
6-3 6-4
Isner J.
Safin M.
662
Isner J.
34–

Marat Safin defeated John Isner 6-3 6-4 in the Los Angeles round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin claimed a first win over John Isner in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR32hardJohn Isner6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving96% hold

wins 76% 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.Isner J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.0
21.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
99
Break points won·Dominant
47
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
98

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

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Roddick A.
6-17-62
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-2
del Potro J.
Fish M.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Gicquel M.
6-36-1
Gremelmayr D.
Safin M.
3-66-36-2
del Potro J.
Delic A.
7-666-2
Fish M.
Serra F.
6-46-4
R16
Gicquel M.
Young D.
6-36-3
Roddick A.
Vemic D.
6-26-2
Gremelmayr D.
Lopez F.
7-57-5
Safin M.
Odesnik W.
6-36-2
Delic A.
Moya C.
6-26-757-65
del Potro J.
Stoppini A.
6-46-2
Fish M.
Spadea V.
6-756-16-0
Serra F.
Verdasco F.
6-27-64
R32
Vemic D.
Warburg S.
3-67-656-4
Gicquel M.
Fleishman Z.
6-36-0
Young D.
Haas T.
6-26-4
Delic A.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Stoppini A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Falla A.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Serra F.
Golubev A.
6-46-1
Gremelmayr D.
Fognini F.
6-46-2
Odesnik W.
Reynolds B.
4-66-16-4
Safin M.
Isner J.
6-36-4
Moya C.
Malisse X.
6-21-67-65