Marat Safin vs Nikolay Davydenko — Moscow Quarter-final
Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2008
hard
Safin M.7-6 4-6 6-4
Davydenko N.
Safin M.
77462
Davydenko N.
65641
Marat Safin defeated Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending the title. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged Nikolay Davydenko in three tight sets (7–6 4–6 6–4).
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-19 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-05-07 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6(4) 7-5 |
| 2006-10-09 | Moscow | F | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 5-7 6-4 |
| 2006-05-01 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 4-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 |
| 2006-02-27 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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 season1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Dominant
47
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
72
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
Quarter-finals
Santoro F.
Mathieu P.
6-32-0
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
7-654-66-4
Kunitsyn I.
Chardy J.
6-46-2
Zverev M.
Troicki V.
6-43-67-5
R16
Kunitsyn I.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
Safin M.
Benneteau J.
6-40-66-2
Chardy J.
Andreev I.
3-67-56-4
Troicki V.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-1
Santoro F.
Istomin D.
6-26-4
Mathieu P.
Sela D.
6-737-57-60
Zverev M.
Gabashvili T.
6-22-66-1
R32
Ginepri R.
Vanek J.
6-36-4
Andreev I.
Lu Y.
6-2
Gabashvili T.
Youzhny M.
7-54-67-61
Istomin D.
Llodra M.
7-626-3
Troicki V.
Donskoy E.
6-16-3
Sela D.
Hanescu V.
6-33-66-2
Kunitsyn I.
Kukushkin M.
6-14-66-1
Zverev M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-37-67
Santoro F.
Schukin Y.
4-67-626-4
Safin M.
Okun N.
7-653-66-4
Davydenko N.
Serra F.
6-17-5
Benneteau J.
Levy H.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Devilder N.
6-26-4
Tipsarevic J.
Kudryavtsev A.
4-66-37-66
Chardy J.
Starace P.
3-66-16-4