Aslan Karatsev vs Roman Safiullin — Zhuhai CH Qualifying Round 1

Zhuhai CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
RUS4
Aslan Karatsev
#1285ATP
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Karatsev A.
6-7 6-1 6-3
Safiullin R.
Karatsev A.
66662
Safiullin R.
78131

Aslan Karatsev defeated Roman Safiullin 6-7 6-1 6-3 in the Zhuhai CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aslan Karatsev claimed a first win over Roman Safiullin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-19HalleQ2grassRoman Safiullin7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Karatsev A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Karatsev A.

Serve advantage — Safiullin R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Karatsev A.Safiullin R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
6.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karatsev A.Safiullin R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
68
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Slight edge
39
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Karatsev A.Safiullin R.
Freshness·
—
84

Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Q3
Munar J.[5]
Karatsev A.[4]
6-36-4
Sonego L.
Sekiguchi S.
6-36-4
Maden Y.[7]
Oconnell C.[2]
6-16-4
Uchiyama Y.[1]
Harris L.[8]
7-56-4
Q2
Munar J.[5]
Zukas M.
6-46-2
Karatsev A.[4]
Yang T.
6-22-66-2
Sonego L.
Michon A.
3-66-46-2
Sekiguchi S.
Polmans M.[3]
6-26-4
Maden Y.[7]
Mager G.
6-44-66-4
Oconnell C.[2]
Rungkat C.
6-26-1
Harris L.[8]
Lu C.
6-16-2
Uchiyama Y.[1]
Zaitsev A.
6-26-3
Q1
Maden Y.[7]
Zhang Z.
6-46-3
Munar J.[5]
He Y.
6-737-646-2
Zukas M.
Kozyukov V.
6-46-4
Yang T.
Tiurnev E.
6-46-3
Karatsev A.[4]
Safiullin R.
6-766-16-3
Michon A.
Matosevic M.[6]
7-636-3
Sonego L.
Ning Y.
6-24-66-0
Sekiguchi S.
Yu C.
3-66-47-64
Polmans M.[3]
Agamenone F.
6-47-64
Mager G.
Skugor F.
6-756-46-1
Rungkat C.
Zheng W.
6-36-1
Oconnell C.[2]
Takeuchi K.
6-16-1
Harris L.[8]
Pellegrino A.
4-66-36-3
Lu C.
Peng C.
7-616-2
Zaitsev A.
Xia Z.
7-56-4
Uchiyama Y.[1]
Wang C.
6-16-3