Marat Safin vs Roger Federer, Australian Open 2005, Semifinal
Final score
Final
Safin won in 5 sets · 4h 28m
3–2
Set 15–7
Set 26–4
Set 35–7
Set 47–66
Set 59–7
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year99.7Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
4h 28m16Aces22
1Double faults8
135Service points won129
31Service games played31
27Service games won27
31Return games played31
10/1471%Break points saved69%9/13
4/1331%Break points converted29%4/14
Head to head
2Safin
9Federer
11 meetingsHard 1–4Grass 0–3Carpet 1–0Clay 0–2
- Australian OpenSemifinal · 27 Jan 2005HardThis matchMarat SafinSets won: 3Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 7Set 5: 9Roger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 66Set 5: 7
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 23 Jan 2009HardRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Marat SafinSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 65
- WimbledonSemifinal · 4 Jul 2008GrassRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Marat SafinSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 63Set 3: 4
- WimbledonRound of 32 · 29 Jun 2007GrassRoger FedererSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Marat SafinSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4Set 3: 64
- HalleFinal · 12 Jun 2005GrassRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 66Set 3: 6Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
- ATP FinalsSemifinal · 20 Nov 2004HardRoger FedererSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Marat SafinSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 618
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.