Nicolas Massu vs Marat Safin — Rome Masters Round of 16
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2004 ·
clay
Massu N.7-5 6-4
Safin M.
Massu N.
762
Safin M.
540
Nicolas Massu defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-4 in the Rome Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Nicolas Massu claimed a first win over Marat Safin in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Massu edged Marat Safin in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2007-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2007-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: CHI vs RUS | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 2000-05-21 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast