Richard Gasquet vs Marat SafinLyon Round of 32

Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006 ·
clay
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gasquet R.
6-4 7-6
Safin M.
Gasquet R.
672
Safin M.
460

Richard Gasquet defeated Marat Safin 6-4 7-6 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Richard Gasquet narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-25St. PetersburgR32carpetMarat Safin7-6 6-4
2009-02-23DubaiR32hardRichard Gasquet6-3 5-7 6-3
2006-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: FRA vs RUSRRcarpetMarat Safin7-6 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-1
2002-10-07LyonR32clayMarat Safin6-4 7-6
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMarat Safin6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
71
Break points won·Slight edge
32
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
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