John Isner #147 def. Marat Safin #25

6-4 6-4

John Isner defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 in the 2009 Indian Wells Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJohn IsnerMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
54
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.8%57.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.5%72.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%45.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.1%61.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.6%30.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.6%46.4%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.7-2.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.0-5.7

* 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

FieldJohn IsnerMarat Safin
Country USA RUS
Birth dateApr 26, 1985Jan 27, 1980
Age2329
Height208 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14725
Ranking points (entering)5652,040
Elo (entering)1,6821,765
Current career W-L470–294396–249
Current career earnings$22,433,361$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
John Isner #147 0 – 1 Marat Safin #25

Path

John Isner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #96-7(5) 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2009R64
Christophe Rochus #536-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2009R128

John Isner's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Martin del Potro #66-7(4) 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataMar 19, 2009R16

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Massu #956-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2009R64