Nicolas Mahut vs Marat Safin — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2007 ·
hard
Mahut N.6-3 4-6 6-0
Safin M.
Mahut N.
6462
Safin M.
3601
Nicolas Mahut defeated Marat Safin 6-3 4-6 6-0 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Mahut claimed a first win over Marat Safin in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Mahut handed Marat Safin a third-set bagel in a 6–3 4–6 6–0 win.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-30 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2006-10-09 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-07-31 | Washington | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
8.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast