Lleyton Hewitt vs Marat Safin — Las Vegas Semi-final
Las Vegas · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007 ·
hard
Hewitt L.7-5 6-1
Safin M.
Hewitt L.
762
Safin M.
510
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-1 in the Las Vegas semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 7–6. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 7–7.
Key context
- Match story: Lleyton Hewitt came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
6–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-12 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-03-03 | Las Vegas | R32 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | F | hard | Marat Safin | 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 2004-11-01 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2004-08-02 | Cincinnati Masters | QF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-11-11 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 2002-10-28 | Paris Masters | F | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-0 6-4 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | QF | clay | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2002-03-18 | Miami Masters | QF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 2-6 6-2 7-6 |
| 2001-05-21 | Dusseldorf | F | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Marat Safin | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-10-25 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6 3-6 6-2 |
| 1999-09-24 | Davis Cup WG SF: AUS vs RUS | RR | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
8.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.