Safin v Federer
ATP Tour career
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Roger Federer takes it, 13–1 on categories
Federer wins on titles. Safin’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Safin 653 matches, Federer 1,472 matches.
- Federer has 103 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Safin’s 15 titles (one every 25 matches).
- Federer averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Safin’s 1.1.
- Federer has the better first serve in %: 62.2 to Safin’s 55.2.
- Winners’ edge: Federer’s team won 82%, Safin’s team won 61% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Federer has 1,472 matches across 24 seasons, Safin 653 in 13 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.015 total · best 1Titlesper game0.1103 total · best 1
- 0.02 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.020 total · best 1
- 55.2First serve in %62.2
- 75.4First-serve points won %77.3
- 62.6Break points saved %67.2
- 37.6Return points won %39.7
Head to head
211 matches
since 20019
since 20019
- Hard · 5 matchesSafin 1Federer 4
- Grass · 3 matchesSafin 0Federer 3
- Clay · 2 matchesSafin 0Federer 2
- Carpet · 1 matchSafin 1Federer 0
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesSafin 1Federer 4
- Finals · 3 matchesSafin 0Federer 3
Last meetings
- 19 Jan 2009 · Australian Open · Round of 32 · HardFederer won 6-3 6-2 7-6(5)
- 23 June 2008 · Wimbledon · Semifinal · GrassFederer won 6-3 7-6(3) 6-4
- 25 June 2007 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassFederer won 6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
- 6 June 2005 · Halle · Final · GrassFederer won 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4
- 17 Jan 2005 · Australian Open · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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