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
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

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