Radek Stepanek vs Marat Safin, Cincinnati Masters 2009, Round of 32
Final score
Final
4-6 6-3 6-1
Venue and conditions
Lindner Family Tennis CenterMason, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.2 vs last year105.4Fast
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
1h 54m5Aces10
3Double faults8
51Service points won53
13Service games played13
12Service games won9
13Return games played13
0/10%Break points saved73%11/15
4/1527%Break points converted100%1/1
Head to head
2Stepanek
1Safin
3 meetingsHard 1–0Carpet 1–1
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 19 Aug 2009HardThis matchRadek StepanekSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- Paris MastersFinal · 7 Nov 2004CarpetMarat SafinSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Radek StepanekSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 65Set 3: 3
- MoscowRound of 16 · 13 Oct 2004CarpetRadek StepanekSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Marat SafinSets won: 1Set 1: 68Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
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.