Marat Safin vs Dominik Hrbaty — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005 ·
hard
Safin M.6-2 6-4 6-2
Hrbaty D.
Safin M.
6663
Hrbaty D.
2420
Marat Safin defeated Dominik Hrbaty 6-2 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominik Hrbaty came in leading the head-to-head 7–6, defending last year's round of 32. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
6–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-15 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2005-03-21 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Dominik Hrbaty | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2002-02-18 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2001-10-01 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Dominik Hrbaty | 6-0 4-6 7-6 |
| 2001-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: SVK vs RUS | RR | hard | Dominik Hrbaty | 6-3 6-1 6-4 |
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Dominik Hrbaty | 6-2 7-6 6-4 |
| 2000-11-06 | St. Petersburg | F | carpet | Marat Safin | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-02-14 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Dominik Hrbaty | 4-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 1999-07-16 | Davis Cup WG QF: RUS vs SVK | RR | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-7 6-4 |
| 1999-05-24 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Dominik Hrbaty | 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 1999-02-15 | Rotterdam | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 5-7 6-3 |
| 1999-02-08 | St. Petersburg | QF | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-6 |
| 1998-07-06 | Bastad | R16 | clay | Dominik Hrbaty | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 168). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast