Radek Stepanek vs Marat Safin — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 16 August 2009
hard
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
Stepanek R.
4-6 6-3 6-1
Safin M.
Stepanek R.
4662
Safin M.
6311

Radek Stepanek defeated Marat Safin 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. Radek Stepanek extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-11-01Paris MastersFhardMarat Safin6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
2004-10-11MoscowR16hardRadek Stepanek7-6(8) 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Safin M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Even 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 season
Stepanek R.Safin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
9.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stepanek R.Safin M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
83
Break points won·Slight edge
39
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
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 10 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Murray A.
6-27-68
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
6-47-5
Murray A.
Benneteau J.
4-66-36-1
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-5
R16
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
3-66-36-4
Hewitt L.
Querrey S.
6-12-66-3
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-66-47-64
Simon G.
Davydenko N.
6-766-46-4
Berdych T.
Guccione C.
6-46-3
R32
Querrey S.
Roddick A.
7-6117-63
Nadal R.
Seppi A.
7-647-63
Chardy J.
Isner J.
6-716-34-1
Mathieu P.
Karlovic I.
7-696-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
6-23-66-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Stepanek R.
Safin M.
4-66-36-1
Murray A.
Almagro N.
7-636-2
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-21-66-3
Simon G.
Andreev I.
7-656-766-1
Ferrer D.
Cilic M.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Guccione C.
Tsonga J.
7-6126-2
Berdych T.
Petzschner P.
7-686-776-4
Hewitt L.
Becker B.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Acasuso J.
6-37-5
R64
Acasuso J.
Kubot L.
6-46-3
Almagro N.
Sela D.
6-41-0
Stepanek R.
Troicki V.
7-621-0
Garcia Lopez G.
Verdasco F.
7-647-64
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-4
Seppi A.
Hernych J.
3-66-46-1
Ferrer D.
Wawrinka S.
7-56-2
Cilic M.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Soderling R.
3-67-686-4
Becker B.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Lu Y.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Ginepri R.
7-57-62
Youzhny M.
Hanescu V.
7-56-2
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
5-77-647-67
Kunitsyn I.
Blake J.
7-656-756-4
Andreev I.
Kiefer N.
6-17-5
Simon G.
Odesnik W.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Isner J.
Haas T.
7-655-77-63
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
4-66-36-4
Guccione C.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-52-66-3
Petzschner P.
Bolelli S.
7-666-3
Karlovic I.
Monfils G.
6-46-757-62
Mathieu P.
Zverev M.
6-747-56-3