Marat Safin #25 def. Nicolas Massu #95

6-3 7-6(2)

Marat Safin defeated Nicolas Massu 6-3 7-6(2) in the 2009 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinNicolas Massu
Aces57
Double faults14
First serve %53.0%64.0%
First serve points won %85.0%70.0%
Second serve points won %53.0%41.0%
Break points saved %0.0%75.0%
Break points converted %25.0%100.0%
Service points won %70.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%30.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%
Match Serve++6.9-4.0
Match Return++4.0-6.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinNicolas Massu
Country RUS CHI
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Oct 10, 1979
Age2929
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2595
Ranking points (entering)2,040900
Elo (entering)1,7581,546
Current career W-L396–249226–219
Current career earnings$14,373,291$4,344,833
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #25 1 1 Nicolas Massu #95

Path

Marat Safin's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Isner #1474-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2009R32

Nicolas Massu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eduardo Schwank #567-6(1) 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2009R128