SF Las Vegas 2007

Lleyton Hewitt #20 def. Marat Safin #24

7-5 6-1

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Marat Safin 7-5 6-1 in the 2007 Las Vegas semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
57
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.9%57.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.3%63.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%45.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.9%55.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.2%37.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.9%45.1%
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.
-0.4-7.5
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.
+7.5+0.4

* 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

FieldLleyton HewittMarat Safin
Country AUS RUS
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2627
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2024
Ranking points (entering)1,2301,105
Elo (entering)1,9331,877
Current career W-L567–244396–249
Current career earnings$20,890,470$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #20 3 6 Marat Safin #24

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #966-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2007QF
Thomas Johansson #924-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2007RR
Vincent Spadea #716-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2007RR

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jurgen Melzer #316-4 7-6(10)WH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2007F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Verdasco #336-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2007QF
Stefan Koubek #657-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2007RR
Igor Kunitsyn #914-6 7-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2007RR