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John Isner #147 def. Marat Safin #25

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 17, 2009*
Tournament Indian Wells Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner John Isner
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Marat Safin
Duration1h 15m
StatJohn IsnerMarat Safin
Aces54
Double faults13
First serve %6258
First serve points won %7673
Second serve points won %5746
Break points saved %6750
Break points converted %5033
Service points won %6961
Return points won %3931
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn IsnerMarat Safin
Country USA RUS
Birth dateApr 26, 1985Jan 27, 1980
Age2329
Height208193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14725
Ranking points (entering)5652,040
Elo (entering)1,6811,773
Career W-L467–293395–247
Career earnings$22,433,361$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
John Isner 0 1 Marat Safin

Path

John Isner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 15, 2009R64 Gael Monfils 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 14, 2009R128 Christophe Rochus 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Isner's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 19, 2009R16 Juan Martin del Potro 6-7(4) 6-7(3)LH2HMatch data

Marat Safin's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 15, 2009R64 Nicolas Massu 6-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch data