David Nalbandian vs Marat Safin — Roland Garros Round of 16
Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2004 ·
clay
Nalbandian D.7-5 6-4 6-7 6-3
Safin M.
Nalbandian D.
76663
Safin M.
54731
David Nalbandian defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. David Nalbandian narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: David Nalbandian closed it out in four sets, 7–5 6–4 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-01 | Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARG | RR | carpet | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-10-16 | Madrid Masters | QF | clay | David Nalbandian | 6-4 6-7 7-6 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 7-5 2-6 3-6 7-6 |
| 2004-10-18 | Madrid Masters | F | clay | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-09-20 | Davis Cup WG SF: RUS vs ARG | RR | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-7 6-0 6-3 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2002-04-15 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-1 6-7 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
66
42
Break points saved·Even
72
71
Break points won·Dominant
69
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
42
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast