David Poljak vs Roman Safiullin — Istanbul CH Round of 32

Istanbul CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
David Poljak
CZE
David Poljak
#1178ATP
30 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2019
hard
Roman Safiullin
RUS14
Roman Safiullin
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Poljak D.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Safiullin R.
Poljak D.
6362
Safiullin R.
4621

David Poljak defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Istanbul CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96.

Key context

  • Match story: David Poljak closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Poljak D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Poljak D.

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
Poljak D.Safiullin R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
6.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Poljak D.Safiullin R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
8
68
Break points saved·Dominant
38
96
Break points won·Dominant
6
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
1
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Poljak D.Safiullin R.
Freshness·Slight edge
76
84

Poljak D.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d) · Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Humbert U.[1]
Istomin D.[5]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Istomin D.[5]
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-33-66-3
Humbert U.[1]
Kavcic B.[16]
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Van De Zandschulp B.
Poljak D.
6-36-2
Humbert U.[1]
Bemelmans R.[10]
6-737-56-2
Istomin D.[5]
Nedovyesov A.[13]
6-36-4
Kavcic B.[16]
Kuhn N.[12]
6-36-0
R16
Van De Zandschulp B.
Miedler L.
1-66-16-3
Nedovyesov A.[13]
Hoyt E.
6-23-0
Humbert U.[1]
Grenier H.
6-26-4
Bemelmans R.[10]
Rosol L.[6]
6-46-3
Poljak D.
Viola M.[17]
6-746-46-4
Kuhn N.[12]
Ramanathan R.[8]
6-37-5
Kavcic B.[16]
Copil M.[3]
6-37-5
Istomin D.[5]
Marcora R.[9]
3-66-37-69
R32
Kavcic B.[16]
Jianu F.
6-786-32-1
Istomin D.[5]
Zverev M.
6-796-22-1
Grenier H.
Arends S.
6-26-3
Kuhn N.[12]
Cornea V.
6-26-4
Miedler L.
Clarke J.[11]
6-37-5
Nedovyesov A.[13]
Cengiz B.
6-16-4
Marcora R.[9]
Setkic A.
6-16-1
Viola M.[17]
Lamasine T.
6-46-1
Bemelmans R.[10]
Jecan M.
6-27-5
Humbert U.[1]
Gengel M.
6-16-2
Hoyt E.
Elgin M.
6-47-5
Poljak D.
Safiullin R.[14]
6-43-66-2
Van De Zandschulp B.
Janvier M.[7]
1-66-46-2
Ramanathan R.[8]
Ilhan M.
6-26-2
Copil M.[3]
Roumane R.
6-30-66-2
Rosol L.[6]
Blancaneaux G.
6-23-66-4
R64
Poljak D.
Golubev A.
6-47-5
Zverev M.
Neuchrist M.
5-2
Grenier H.
Rodionov J.
6-35-76-2
Hoyt E.
Mertens Y.
7-54-67-63
Cengiz B.
Carr S.
6-36-2
Gengel M.
Danilov S.
6-26-0
Setkic A.
Karlovskiy E.
6-37-65
Lamasine T.
Rune H.
6-16-3
Ilhan M.
Turker M.
6-46-3
Cornea V.
Saplin K.
6-06-1
Jianu F.
Yilmaz B.
6-26-1
Roumane R.
Lazov A.
7-52-66-1
Jecan M.
Dzhanashia S.
6-26-0
Miedler L.
Muller A.
6-46-4
Van De Zandschulp B.
Dubrivnyy A.
6-36-2
Blancaneaux G.
Yevseyev D.
7-646-2