Marat Safin vs Fernando Gonzalez — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
CHI
Fernando Gonzalez
45 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLL
Safin M.
6-3 6-4
Gonzalez F.
Safin M.
662
Gonzalez F.
34–

Marat Safin defeated Fernando Gonzalez 6-3 6-4 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Gonzalez came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's quarter-final, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-09Queen's ClubR32grassFernando Gonzalez6-3 7-6(3)
2008-04-28MunichQFclayFernando Gonzalez6-3 7-5
2007-02-09Davis Cup WG R1: CHI vs RUSRRclayFernando Gonzalez6-3 7-5 6-4
2006-07-24Los AngelesR16hardFernando Gonzalez6-4 7-5
2006-06-26WimbledonR64grassFernando Gonzalez4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayFernando Gonzalez6-3 1-6 6-3 6-1
2005-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: RUS vs CHIRRcarpetMarat Safin7-6(4) 7-6(5) 1-6 6-7(3) 6-4
2002-03-18Miami MastersR16hardMarat Safin6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Gonzalez F.

Gonzalez F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Safin M.

Serve-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 season
Safin M.Gonzalez F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.8
8.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Gonzalez F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
90
Break points won·Even
47
48
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Soderling R.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Nadal R.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Verdasco F.
6-31-66-1
Soderling R.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-4
Cilic M.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Safin M.
6-36-1
R16
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-36-0
Nadal R.
Blake J.
7-56-746-3
Safin M.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-0
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
6-22-66-0
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Kubot L.
7-664-66-4
Verdasco F.
Ferrero J.
7-56-4
R32
Blake J.
Mayer F.
6-33-66-3
Safin M.
Acasuso J.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-766-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Karlovic I.
7-664-66-1
Benneteau J.
Daniel M.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Andreev I.
6-46-4
Soderling R.
Chardy J.
6-34-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Mathieu P.
7-684-66-1
Robredo T.
Becker B.
6-26-1
Djokovic N.
Hanescu V.
6-37-5
Troicki V.
Fognini F.
7-657-5
Ferrero J.
Almagro N.
7-57-63
Verdasco F.
Ginepri R.
6-776-16-2
Kubot L.
Roddick A.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-4