Max Mirnyi vs Marat SafinRotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2001 ·
hard
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mirnyi M.
6-7 6-4 6-3
Safin M.
Mirnyi M.
6662
Safin M.
7431

Max Mirnyi defeated Marat Safin 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Max Mirnyi narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-11MoscowR32hardMarat Safin6-7 7-6 7-6
2004-04-19Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMarat Safin6-4 6-3
2004-02-06Davis Cup WG R1: BLR vs RUSRRcarpetMax Mirnyi7-6 7-6 1-6 4-6 11-9
2001-10-08LyonQFclayMarat Safin2-6 6-4 6-4
2001-10-01MoscowR32hardMarat Safin5-7 6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
33%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
32
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
66
71
Break points won·Even
39
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
46
66
Tiebreaks·Even
44
42

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw