Taylor Dent vs Marat Safin — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2005 ·
hard
Dent T.7-5 6-4
Safin M.
Dent T.
762
Safin M.
540
Taylor Dent defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Taylor Dent claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Taylor Dent edged Marat Safin in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Even
8.0
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast