Marat Safin vs David Nalbandian — Madrid Masters Final
Madrid Masters · ATP · Final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004 ·
clay
Safin M.6-2 6-4 6-3
Nalbandian D.
Safin M.
6663
Nalbandian D.
2430
Marat Safin defeated David Nalbandian 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the Madrid Masters final on clay. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 64. Marat Safin extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
5–3| 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 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | David Nalbandian | 7-5 6-4 6-7 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
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
42
66
Break points saved·Even
71
72
Break points won·Dominant
40
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast