Roman Safiullin vs Alexandre Muller — Quimper CH Round of 16

Quimper CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
Alexandre Muller
FRA
Alexandre Muller
#132ATP
1665ELO
1630Hard ELO
$426kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Safiullin R.
6-4 7-6
Muller A.
Safiullin R.
6782
Muller A.
4660

Roman Safiullin defeated Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-6 in the Quimper CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Roman Safiullin extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-22MallorcaR32grassRoman Safiullin7-6(5) 7-5
2023-10-30Paris MastersR64hardRoman Safiullin7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Muller A.

Muller A.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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

Serve & return on hard

Safiullin R.Muller A.
—
Serve
11
—
Return
13

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Safiullin R.Muller A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safiullin R.Muller A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
75
Break points saved·Even
96
94
Break points won·Even
44
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Safiullin R.Muller A.
Freshness·Clear edge
84
100

Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Muller A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Barrere G.[15]
Evans D.
4-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Evans D.
Humbert U.[2]
6-26-4
Barrere G.[15]
Bourgue M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Humbert U.[2]
Kamke T.
6-766-26-4
Evans D.
Safiullin R.
3-66-37-61
Barrere G.[15]
Zopp J.[10]
6-37-63
Bourgue M.
Bachinger M.[6]
4-66-36-2
R16
Bourgue M.
Kotov P.
7-56-4
Humbert U.[2]
Otte O.
6-46-4
Kamke T.
Stakhovsky S.[8]
3-66-37-65
Safiullin R.
Muller A.
6-47-66
Evans D.
Lestienne C.[9]
3-67-627-64
Bachinger M.[6]
Brands D.
6-747-666-3
Zopp J.[10]
Menendez Maceiras A.[7]
6-27-63
Barrere G.[15]
Hurkacz H.[1]
7-626-756-1
R32
Kotov P.
Granollers M.[3]
4-66-46-3
Barrere G.[15]
Hemery C.
7-652-67-61
Stakhovsky S.[8]
Miedler L.
6-737-627-64
Hurkacz H.[1]
Vatutin A.
7-637-5
Lestienne C.[9]
Guinard M.
6-36-2
Kamke T.
Ornago F.
6-06-4
Bourgue M.
Gerasimov E.[14]
2-66-26-4
Humbert U.[2]
Brancaccio R.
6-47-612
Otte O.
Baldi F.[16]
7-54-66-1
Safiullin R.
Berankis R.[4]
6-37-64
Muller A.
Moraing M.[13]
3-67-687-62
Evans D.
Halys Q.[5]
2-66-47-64
Bachinger M.[6]
De Bakker T.
6-776-47-5
Brands D.
Caruso S.[12]
6-47-64
Menendez Maceiras A.[7]
Jacq G.
6-07-61
Zopp J.[10]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-17-65
R64
Miedler L.
Donati M.
6-36-4
Muller A.
Janvier M.
3-67-686-4
Kamke T.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-4
Guinard M.
Darcis S.
6-23-66-4
Brands D.
Gaston H.
6-27-63
Jacq G.
Cornut Chauvinc A.
6-12-67-5
Barranco Cosano J.
Gueydan Q.
4-66-26-4
Brancaccio R.
Taberner C.
7-57-64
Otte O.
Zapata Miralles B.
4-66-46-3
Safiullin R.
Nys H.
6-46-4
Evans D.
Bittoun Kouzmine C.
6-36-0
De Bakker T.
Karatsev A.
4-67-56-0
Bourgue M.
Ortega Olmedo R.
4-67-616-4
Kotov P.
Kolar Z.
6-767-56-3
Hemery C.
Furness E.
6-37-65
Vatutin A.
Benchetrit E.
7-56-4