QF Madrid Open 2006

David Nalbandian #4 def. Marat Safin #49

6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2)

David Nalbandian defeated Marat Safin 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(2) in the 2006 Madrid Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
319
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
52
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.5%59.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.7%70.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.2%49.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%69.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.9%61.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.8%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.4%33.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.6%47.4%
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.
+4.5-0.9
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.
+0.9-4.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianMarat Safin
Country ARG RUS
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Jan 27, 1980
Age2426
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)449
Ranking points (entering)2,900765
Elo (entering)1,9571,884
Current career W-L358–187396–249
Current career earnings$11,123,125$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
David Nalbandian #4 1 5 Marat Safin #49

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #416-2 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2006R16
Julien Benneteau #466-7(4) 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2006R32

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #14-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2006SF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kristof Vliegen #336-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2006R16
Marcos Baghdatis #96-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2006R32
Jose Acasuso #257-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2006R64