Roger Federer #1 def. Marat Safin #75

6-3 7-6(3) 6-4

Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2008 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 5, 2008*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 43m

Match Statistics

Stat	Roger Federer	Marat Safin
Aces	15	13
Double faults	0	0
First serve %	67	67
First serve points won %	77	74
Second serve points won %	80	55
Break points saved %	100	60
Break points converted %	40	0
Service points won %	78	68
Return points won %	32	22
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Roger Federer	Marat Safin
Country	SUI	RUS
Birth date	Aug 8, 1981	Jan 27, 1980
Age	26	28
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	75
Ranking points (entering)	6,900	530
Elo (entering)	2,264	1,894
Current career W-L	1,219–272	396–249
Current career earnings	$130,594,339	$14,373,291

Pre-match H2H

Roger Federer #1 7 – 2 Marat Safin #75

Path

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mario Ancic #43	6-1 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2008	QF
Lleyton Hewitt #27	7-6(7) 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 2008	R16
Marc Gicquel #53	6-3 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 2008	R32
Robin Soderling #41	6-3 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 2008	R64
Dominik Hrbaty #273	6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 2008	R128

Roger Federer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	4-6 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(8) 7-9	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 6, 2008	F

Marat Safin's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Feliciano Lopez #35	3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 3, 2008	QF
Stan Wawrinka #9	6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 1, 2008	R16
Andreas Seppi #30	7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 29, 2008	R32
Novak Djokovic #3	6-4 7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 26, 2008	R64
Fabio Fognini #86	6-1 6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 25, 2008	R128