Marat Safin vs Thomas Johansson — Dubai Semi-final
Dubai · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2001 ·
hard
Safin M.6-7 7-6 6-3
Johansson T.
Safin M.
6762
Johansson T.
7631
Marat Safin defeated Thomas Johansson 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Johansson came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Thomas Johansson 6–7 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-25 | Memphis | R32 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2002-04-05 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SWE | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | F | hard | Thomas Johansson | 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 2-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 2001-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Thomas Johansson | 7-5 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.5
8.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
45
Break points saved·Even
71
68
Break points won·Slight edge
40
49
Deciding sets·Even
66
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
42
51
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast