Mirza Basic vs Roman SafiullinSt. Petersburg 2 CH Round of 32

St. Petersburg 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#699ATP
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 March 2021 ·
hard
#103ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWWWLW
Basic M.
6-4 7-6
Safiullin R.
Basic M.
672
Safiullin R.
460

Mirza Basic defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4 7-6 in the St. Petersburg 2 CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #103, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mirza Basic claimed a first win over Roman Safiullin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-12-01Turkey F43SFhardRoman Safiullin6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.0
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
22
20
Break points saved·Dominant
53
93
Break points won·Slight edge
12
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
73
22
Tiebreaks·Even
15
16

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
100
89

Basic M.: 16 days rest · Safiullin R.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw