Marat Safin vs Vincent SpadeaUS Open Round of 128

US Open · ATP · Round of 128
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008
hard
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safin M.
3-6 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4
Spadea V.
Safin M.
366463
Spadea V.
623642

Marat Safin defeated Vincent Spadea 3-6 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Vincent Spadea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-22Miami MastersR64hardVincent Spadea7-6(7) 6-7(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve advantage — Safin M.

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
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.0
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
45
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
75
Break points won·Even
47
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
46

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
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

R128
Warburg S.
Tipsarevic J.
6-21-0
Minar I.
Kiefer N.
4-66-16-44-1
Serra F.
Schuettler R.
7-686-02-0
Blake J.
Young D.
6-13-66-14-66-4
Chardy J.
Gil F.
3-66-36-26-3
Machado R.
De Voest R.
6-47-676-1
Verdasco F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-46-1
Haas T.
Gasquet R.
6-736-45-77-56-2
Muller G.
Recouderc L.
6-46-04-66-4
Almagro N.
Dancevic F.
6-36-47-5
Tursunov D.
Schwank E.
7-54-67-57-65
Hanescu V.
Montanes A.
7-656-32-66-3
Safin M.
Spadea V.
3-66-26-34-66-4
Robredo T.
Zverev M.
7-646-26-1
Gonzalez F.
Navarro I.
7-636-34-67-65
Reynolds B.
Zib T.
6-46-732-66-47-64
Nieminen J.
Jenkins S.
6-36-37-5
Calleri A.
Krajicek A.
6-26-26-1
Davydenko N.
Sela D.
6-36-36-3
Seppi A.
Lee H.
6-37-53-63-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-36-46-4
Gulbis E.
Johansson T.
7-56-17-63
Roddick A.
Santoro F.
6-26-26-2
Murray A.
Roitman S.
6-36-46-0
Llodra M.
Gabashvili T.
6-35-77-657-64
Vanek J.
Bohli S.
3-66-36-27-5
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
4-67-656-22-66-4
Cipolla F.
Hernych J.
6-726-42-67-607-64
Lu Y.
Lapentti N.
6-41-64-66-46-3
Djokovic N.
Clement A.
6-36-36-4
Kendrick R.
Mahut N.
7-636-45-77-5
Ginepri R.
Delic A.
6-16-27-65
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
4-67-56-36-776-2
Tsonga J.
Ventura S.
6-736-46-26-3
Moya C.
Qureshi A.
6-46-757-626-2
Odesnik W.
Fognini F.
2-66-04-66-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Bolelli S.
7-656-36-3
Simon G.
Granollers M.
6-46-35-76-2
Acasuso J.
Berrer M.
6-46-26-2
Bellucci T.
Hernandez O.
6-36-756-47-5
del Potro J.
Canas G.
4-67-606-46-1
Nishikori K.
Monaco J.
6-26-25-76-2
Karanusic R.
Sweeting R.
7-57-53-66-2
Beck A.
Isner J.
7-656-47-63
Ferrer D.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-616-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Daniel M.
6-16-26-4
Golubev A.
Evans B.
6-46-36-2
Korolev E.
Soderling R.
7-646-37-69
Monfils G.
Cuevas P.
6-46-46-1
Mathieu P.
Grosjean S.
6-747-656-36-2
Fish M.
Smeets R.
7-646-736-36-4
Darcis S.
Gremelmayr D.
6-16-767-646-4
Karlovic I.
Minar J.
7-56-16-4
Devilder N.
Andujar P.
6-46-26-2
Querrey S.
Berdych T.
6-36-16-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Horna L.
6-26-36-2
Troicki V.
Ball C.
7-636-06-1
Deheart R.
Rochus O.
7-645-76-43-66-4
Nadal R.
Phau B.
7-646-37-64
Federer R.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-06-3
Alves T.
Capdeville P.
4-61-66-17-626-4
Guccione C.
Levine J.
6-33-67-667-66
Stepanek R.
Starace P.
7-56-36-1
Andreev I.
Gicquel M.
7-636-46-4