SF Australian Open 2005

Marat Safin #4 def. Roger Federer #1

5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(6) 9-7

Marat Safin defeated Roger Federer 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6(6) 9-7 in the 2005 Australian Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinRoger Federer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1622
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
18
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.4%56.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.0%82.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.4%50.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%69.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.2%68.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.8%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.4%34.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.1%50.9%
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.
+2.6+6.0
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.
-6.0-2.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinRoger Federer
Country RUS SUI
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Aug 8, 1981
Age2523
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)41
Ranking points (entering)3,0606,525
Elo (entering)2,0292,304
Current career W-L396–2491,219–272
Current career earnings$14,373,291$130,594,339
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #4 1 5 Roger Federer #1

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #276-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2005QF
Olivier Rochus #534-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2005R16
Mario Ancic #296-4 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2005R32
Bohdan Ulihrach #956-4 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2005R64
Novak Djokovic #1886-0 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #21-6 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 31, 2005F

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #86-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2005QF
Marcos Baghdatis #1556-2 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2005R16
Jarkko Nieminen #876-3 5-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2005R32
Takao Suzuki #2036-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2005R64
Fabrice Santoro #496-1 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2005R128