Jose Acasuso vs Marat SafinBarcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
43 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2005 ·
clay
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Acasuso J.
6-4 6-4
Safin M.
Acasuso J.
662
Safin M.
440

Jose Acasuso defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Jose Acasuso narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jose Acasuso edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardMarat Safin6-4 6-2
2006-12-01Davis Cup WG F: RUS vs ARGRRcarpetMarat Safin6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6
2006-10-16Madrid MastersR64clayMarat Safin7-6 6-7 6-3
2002-05-20DusseldorfFclayJose Acasuso2-6 6-3 3-0

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
63
71
Break points won·Slight edge
33
40
Deciding sets·Even
68
66
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
37
42

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

Draw