Richard Gasquet vs Marat Safin — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
Gasquet R.6-3 5-7 6-3
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
6562
Safin M.
3731
Richard Gasquet defeated Marat Safin 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Richard Gasquet narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Richard Gasquet closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-25 | St. Petersburg | R32 | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2006-10-23 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Richard Gasquet | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2006-04-07 | Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs RUS | RR | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 6-7(1) 6-1 |
| 2002-10-07 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2002-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R32 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
9.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
76
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
83
Break points won·Even
49
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
52
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
29°CClear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 31%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Gasquet R.
Murray A.
W/O
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Santoro F.
7-636-1
Ferrer D.
Andreev I.
7-56-1
R16
Ferrer D.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
5-76-46-3
Santoro F.
Chiudinelli M.
3-66-17-61
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-2
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
6-34-67-5
Djokovic N.
Hernych J.
6-33-66-4
Gasquet R.
Bolelli S.
6-746-37-65
Murray A.
Clement A.
6-26-3
R32
Murray A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-736-35-3
Andreev I.
De Voest R.
6-46-0
Chiudinelli M.
Karlovic I.
7-644-67-67
Simon G.
Ghareeb M.
5-76-46-4
Gasquet R.
Safin M.
6-35-76-3
Bolelli S.
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Schuettler R.
1-66-36-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Lammer M.
6-16-1
Tursunov D.
Seppi A.
6-16-4
Gabashvili T.
Recouderc L.
5-77-646-3
Santoro F.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Cipolla F.
6-36-2
Hernych J.
Youzhny M.
4-66-16-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
1-66-36-3
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
2-67-636-4
Ferrer D.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-26-1