Thomas Johansson vs Marat SafinIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 March 2001 ·
hard
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Johansson T.
7-5 7-5
Safin M.
Johansson T.
772
Safin M.
550

Thomas Johansson defeated Marat Safin 7-5 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Thomas Johansson narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-25MemphisR32hardThomas Johansson7-6 7-6
2002-04-05Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SWERRclayMarat Safin6-4 6-4 6-4
2002-01-14Australian OpenFhardThomas Johansson3-6 6-4 6-4 7-6
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardMarat Safin6-2 2-6 6-4 7-6
2001-02-26DubaiSFhardMarat Safin6-7 7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
45
42
Break points saved·Even
68
71
Break points won·Slight edge
49
40
Deciding sets·Even
65
66
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
51
42

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw