Marat Safin vs Roger Federer — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · ATP · Semi-final
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005 ·
hard
Safin M.5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6 9-7
Federer R.
Safin M.
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Federer R.
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Marat Safin defeated Roger Federer 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6 9-7 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 10–1, defending the title. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 10–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Roger Federer 5–7 6–4 5–7 7–6 9–7.
Head to head
1–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 6-2 7-6 |
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6 6-4 |
| 2007-06-25 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-4 7-6 |
| 2005-06-06 | Halle | F | grass | Roger Federer | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2004-11-15 | Masters Cup | SF | hard | Roger Federer | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2004-03-01 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | F | hard | Roger Federer | 7-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-09-30 | Moscow | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | F | clay | Roger Federer | 6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-02-08 | Davis Cup WG R1: RUS vs SUI | RR | clay | Roger Federer | 7-5 6-1 6-2 |
| 2001-05-07 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Roger Federer | 4-6 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
69%
Aces / match·Even
8.5
8.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
42
95
Break points saved·Dominant
71
100
Break points won·Dominant
40
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
66
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
100
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