QF San Jose 2007

Benjamin Becker #49 def. Marat Safin #24

6-4 6-3

Benjamin Becker defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-3 in the 2007 San Jose quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBenjamin BeckerMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
113
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
53.8%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
96.4%75.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.2%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.9%64.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.2%23.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.7%44.3%
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.
+13.7+1.6
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.
-1.5-13.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBenjamin BeckerMarat Safin
Country GER RUS
Birth dateJun 16, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2527
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4924
Ranking points (entering)7431,090
Elo (entering)1,7291,873
Current career W-L153–217396–249
Current career earnings$4,399,584$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Benjamin Becker #49 0 1 Marat Safin #24

Path

Benjamin Becker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bjorn Phau #907-6(4) 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2007R16
Dusan Vemic #3646-4 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2007R32

Benjamin Becker's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivo Karlovic #1036-7(5) 5-7LH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 2007SF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yen-Hsun Lu #936-4 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2007R16
Scott Oudsema #2616-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2007R32