Marat Safin vs Potito Starace — Roland Garros Round of 32
Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2004 ·
clay
Safin M.6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5
Starace P.
Safin M.
663773
Starace P.
746552
Marat Safin defeated Potito Starace 6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marat Safin claimed a first win over Potito Starace in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Potito Starace 6–7 6–4 3–6 7–5 7–5.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-07 | Bastad | R16 | clay | Potito Starace | 7-6 3-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
42
23
Break points saved·Even
71
69
Break points won·Clear edge
40
25
Deciding sets·Dominant
66
36
Tiebreaks·Even
42
41
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