R16 Los Angeles Open 2006

Fernando Gonzalez #17 def. Marat Safin #97

6-4 7-5

Fernando Gonzalez defeated Marat Safin 6-4 7-5 in the 2006 Los Angeles Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando GonzalezMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
38
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
75.5%69.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.5%73.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.5%27.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.6%59.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.7%26.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.2%43.8%
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.
+11.1-3.2
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.
+3.2-11.1

* 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

FieldFernando GonzalezMarat Safin
Country CHI RUS
Birth dateJul 29, 1980Jan 27, 1980
Age2526
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1797
Ranking points (entering)1,455430
Elo (entering)1,8701,786
Current career W-L340–194396–249
Current career earnings$8,862,276$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Fernando Gonzalez #17 2 – 1 Marat Safin #97

Path

Fernando Gonzalez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Muller #727-6(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 27, 2006R32

Fernando Gonzalez's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #186-4 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 29, 2006QF

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mardy Fish #716-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 27, 2006R32