Sergiy Stakhovsky vs Marat Safin — St. Petersburg Semi-final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2009 ·
carpet
Stakhovsky S.6-4 4-6 6-4
Safin M.
Stakhovsky S.
6462
Safin M.
4641
Sergiy Stakhovsky defeated Marat Safin 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sergiy Stakhovsky claimed a first win over Marat Safin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sergiy Stakhovsky edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-20 | St. Petersburg | R32 | carpet | Marat Safin | 6-2 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.4
9.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
7
42
Break points saved·Even
69
71
Break points won·Dominant
2
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
23
66
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
42
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast