R32 Australian Open 2009

Roger Federer #2 def. Marat Safin #27

6-3 6-2 7-6(5)

Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin 6-3 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2009 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererMarat Safin
Aces914
Double faults12
First serve %61.0%50.0%
First serve points won %85.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %63.0%55.0%
Break points saved %25.0%
Break points converted %75.0%
Service points won %76.0%61.0%
Return points won %39.0%24.0%
Total points won %58.0%42.0%

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererMarat Safin
Country SUI RUS
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2728
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)227
Ranking points (entering)10,7002,050
Elo (entering)2,2081,795
Current career W-L1,219–272396–249
Current career earnings$130,594,339$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #2 8 2 Marat Safin #27

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Evgeny Korolev #1186-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Andreas Seppi #356-1 7-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #214-6 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2009R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #627-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2009R64
Ivan Navarro #746-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2009R128