Roman Safiullin vs Teymuraz GabashviliSamarkand CH Round of 32

Samarkand CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#96ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
41 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLWL
Safiullin R.
7-6 6-4
Gabashvili T.
Safiullin R.
7762
Gabashvili T.
6440

Roman Safiullin defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-6 6-4 in the Samarkand CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Teymuraz Gabashvili came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Gabashvili T.

Gabashvili T.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 166). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
11
Break points saved·Dominant
96
56
Break points won·Dominant
44
11
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
23
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
24

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast