Marat Safin vs Fernando Verdasco — Las Vegas Quarter-final
Las Vegas · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2007 ·
hard
Safin M.6-1 6-4
Verdasco F.
Safin M.
662
Verdasco F.
140
Marat Safin defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-4 in the Las Vegas quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in defending last year's round of 32, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped just 5 games past Fernando Verdasco.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (123 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
42
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
92
Break points won·Clear edge
40
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
42
55
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About