Dmitry Popko vs Roman SafiullinOstrava CH Round of 32

Ostrava CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#629ATP
1385ELO
1334Clay ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2020
clay
#96ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Popko D.
6-3 1-6 6-3
Safiullin R.
Popko D.
6162
Safiullin R.
3631

Dmitry Popko defeated Roman Safiullin 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the Ostrava CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96.

Key context

  • Match story: Dmitry Popko closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popko D.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Popko 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
6.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
3
68
Break points saved·Dominant
54
96
Break points won·Dominant
17
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
81
78

Popko D.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d) · Safiullin R.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast