SF Wimbledon 2008

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

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1513
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.7%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.7%74.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
80.0%54.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
77.8%67.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.3%22.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
+14.5+4.5
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.
-4.5-14.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererMarat Safin
Country SUI RUS
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jan 27, 1980
Age2628
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)175
Ranking points (entering)6,900530
Elo (entering)2,2641,894
Current career W-L1,219–272396–249
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

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #436-1 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2008QF
Lleyton Hewitt #277-6(7) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 2008R16
Marc Gicquel #536-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2008R32
Robin Soderling #416-3 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2008R64
Dominik Hrbaty #2736-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2008R128

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #24-6 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(8) 7-9LH2HMatch dataJul 6, 2008F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #353-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2008QF
Stan Wawrinka #96-4 6-3 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 2008R16
Andreas Seppi #307-6(5) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2008R32
Novak Djokovic #36-4 7-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2008R64
Fabio Fognini #866-1 6-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2008R128