Marat Safin vs Richard Gasquet — St. Petersburg Round of 32
St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2009
carpet
Safin M.7-6 6-4
Gasquet R.
Safin M.
7762
Gasquet R.
654–
Marat Safin defeated Richard Gasquet 7-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged Richard Gasquet in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-23 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Richard Gasquet | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| 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
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
97
Break points won·Even
47
49
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
94
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Stakhovsky S.
Phau B.
6-27-5
Kunitsyn I.
Hanescu V.
6-33-67-66
Safin M.
Istomin D.
6-07-64
Zeballos H.
Gulbis E.
7-686-4
R16
Istomin D.
Youzhny M.
6-22-1
Safin M.
Andreev I.
6-30-1
Phau B.
Beck K.
6-42-1
Zeballos H.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-1
Hanescu V.
Marchenko I.
6-36-4
Stakhovsky S.
Kuznetsov A.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Chardy J.
7-676-3
Kunitsyn I.
Elgin M.
6-26-3
R32
Dolgopolov A.
Ginepri R.
6-21-0
Hanescu V.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-2
Marchenko I.
Fognini F.
6-46-1
Elgin M.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-3
Kunitsyn I.
Cuevas P.
6-46-3
Chardy J.
Alexandru Luncanu P.
6-26-2
Gulbis E.
Mayer F.
6-37-63
Zeballos H.
Schukin Y.
7-696-3
Stakhovsky S.
Korolev E.
6-46-3
Kuznetsov A.
Granollers M.
6-747-666-4
Phau B.
Vovk S.
6-36-2
Beck K.
Troicki V.
7-644-66-4
Andreev I.
Starace P.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
7-656-4
Istomin D.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Golubev A.
6-36-2