Marat Safin vs Jarkko Nieminen — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
Safin M.7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
76463
Nieminen J.
64641
Marat Safin defeated Jarkko Nieminen 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged Jarkko Nieminen in four tight sets (7–6 6–4 4–6 6–4).
Head to head
5–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2005-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2004-09-13 | Beijing | SF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2003-04-21 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 3-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 2002-04-08 | Estoril | QF | clay | Jarkko Nieminen | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
39
Break points saved·Even
71
74
Break points won·Slight edge
40
33
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast