Marat Safin vs Denis Istomin — St. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2009 ·
carpet
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Safin M.
6-0 7-6
Istomin D.
Safin M.
672
Istomin D.
060

Marat Safin defeated Denis Istomin 6-0 7-6 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Marat Safin came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Safin M.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.8
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
15
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
84
Break points won·Dominant
40
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
66
23
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
42
27

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw