Roman Safiullin vs Alexei PopyrinMarseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
#103ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2022 ·
hard
#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLLLL
Safiullin R.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Popyrin A.
Safiullin R.
6672
Popyrin A.
7461

Roman Safiullin defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #103, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Roman Safiullin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-19Miami MastersR64hardRoman Safiullin6-7 6-3 7-5
2024-01-01BrisbaneR16hardRoman Safiullin6-7 6-4 7-6
2023-05-08Rome MastersR32clayAlexei Popyrin7-5 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
9.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
49
Break points saved·Even
93
97
Break points won·Clear edge
18
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
88
78

Safiullin R.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Popyrin A.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw