QF St. Petersburg 2009

Marat Safin #77 def. Denis Istomin #101

6-0 7-6(4)

Marat Safin defeated Denis Istomin 6-0 7-6(4) in the 2009 St. Petersburg quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinDenis Istomin
Aces124
Double faults10
First serve %61.0%72.0%
First serve points won %84.0%58.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%33.0%
Break points saved %0.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%100.0%
Service points won %71.0%51.0%
Return points won %49.0%29.0%
Total points won %57.0%43.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinDenis Istomin
Country RUS UZB
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Sep 7, 1986
Age2923
Height193 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)77101
Ranking points (entering)615527
Elo (entering)1,7761,645
Current career W-L396–249196–249
Current career earnings$14,373,291$6,339,469
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #77 0 0 Denis Istomin #101

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #386-3 0-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 2009R16
Richard Gasquet #697-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 28, 2009R32

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergiy Stakhovsky #934-6 6-4 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 30, 2009SF

Denis Istomin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #256-2 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 2009R16
Rainer Schuettler #896-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 28, 2009R32