Marat Safin vs Greg Rusedski — Wimbledon Round of 128
Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 June 2006 ·
grass
Safin M.6-4 6-4 6-4
Rusedski G.
Safin M.
6663
Rusedski G.
4440
Marat Safin defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the Wimbledon round of 128 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-05 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2001-01-29 | Milan | QF | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 6-0 7-6 |
| 2000-10-30 | Stuttgart Masters | R16 | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2000-06-12 | Queen's Club | R16 | grass | Marat Safin | 6-7 7-6 6-4 |
| 1999-08-23 | Boston | F | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
6.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast