Roman Safiullin vs Federico GaioBratislava CH Round of 32

Bratislava CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2020
hard
34 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLWLLL
Safiullin R.
6-3 6-4
Gaio F.
Safiullin R.
662
Gaio F.
340

Roman Safiullin defeated Federico Gaio 6-3 6-4 in the Bratislava CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Federico Gaio came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Roman Safiullin claimed a first win over Federico Gaio in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-28WimbledonQ2grassFederico Gaio3-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Gaio F.

Gaio F.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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
76
Break points won·Dominant
44
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
40
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
7

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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast