Well, this will going to be just the first game for Marat Safin on clay since a very long period and I'm sure that there will be some problems frm point of view for him while Hewitt comes after a great tournament where he didn't lost at least one set, he is full of confidence at the moment thing that I can not say about Marat. Despite Hewitt's advantage that he has played already a whole tournament on clay while Safin didn't at least one in this new season there is also the difference in form between these two players as well and here I mean the form since a long period where I can say that Safin is not the same payer he used to be in the past since a long period. Safin still can pay at a great level on faster surfaces where he can make advantage from his serve but besides that there are just too many errors in his play, lack of stability should be visible even more now on clay. Hewitt is the player who can select very well his shots and is stable in defence, so I see a very difficult match for the russian. Good Luck! |