Tim Henman vs Marat Safin — Rotterdam Semi-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999 ·
hard
Henman T.7-6 7-6
Safin M.
Henman T.
772
Safin M.
660
Tim Henman defeated Marat Safin 7-6 7-6 in the Rotterdam semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Tim Henman narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman won all two sets in tiebreaks against Marat Safin.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-03-20 | Miami Masters | R128 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-11-15 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2000-08-14 | Indianapolis | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1999-10-11 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
8.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast