Igor Kunitsyn vs Marat Safin — Moscow Final
Moscow · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2008
hard
Kunitsyn I.7-6 6-7 6-3
Safin M.
Kunitsyn I.
786462
Safin M.
667731
Igor Kunitsyn defeated Marat Safin 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the Moscow final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Igor Kunitsyn claimed a first win over Marat Safin in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Igor Kunitsyn closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-26 | Las Vegas | RR | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 |
| 2006-10-09 | Moscow | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2006-07-31 | Washington | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 7-6(6) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.0
9.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (155 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
36
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
83
Break points won·Slight edge
42
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
39
61
Tiebreaks·Even
50
52
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
Final
Kunitsyn I.
Safin M.
7-666-746-3
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