Marat Safin vs Fernando Gonzalez — Beijing Round of 16
Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009 ·
hard
Safin M.6-3 6-4
Gonzalez F.
Safin M.
662
Gonzalez F.
340
Marat Safin defeated Fernando Gonzalez 6-3 6-4 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Gonzalez came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-11 | London | R32 | carpet | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 2008-06-09 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2008-04-28 | Munich | QF | clay | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2007-02-09 | Davis Cup WG R1: CHI vs RUS | RR | clay | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-3 7-5 6-4 |
| 2006-07-24 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2006-06-26 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Fernando Gonzalez | 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Fernando Gonzalez | 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2005-03-04 | Davis Cup WG R1: RUS vs CHI | RR | carpet | Marat Safin | 7-6 7-6 1-6 6-7 6-4 |
| 2002-03-18 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.8
8.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
42
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
79
Break points won·Even
40
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
72
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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