Pablo Llamas Ruiz vs Roman Safiullin — Alicante CH Semi-final
Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#130ATP
1757ELO
1732Clay ELO
$268kYTD
$884kCAREER
23 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026 ·
clay
#103ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Llamas Ruiz P.6-4 7-5
Safiullin R.
Llamas Ruiz P.
672
Safiullin R.
450
Pablo Llamas Ruiz defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4 7-5 in the Alicante CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #103.
Key context
- Match story: Pablo Llamas Ruiz edged Roman Safiullin in two tight sets (6–4 7–5).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
63
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
93
Break points won·Clear edge
39
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
16
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
83
76
Llamas Ruiz P.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 38 games (7d) · Safiullin R.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast