Roman Safiullin vs Jozef Kovalik — Roland Garros Qualifying Final

Roland Garros · ATP · Qualifying Final
Roman Safiullin
RUSQ
Roman Safiullin
#96ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021
clay
Jozef Kovalik
SVK14
Jozef Kovalik
#886ATP
1473ELO
1466Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Safiullin R.
6-1 6-7 6-3
Kovalik J.
Safiullin R.
66362
Kovalik J.
17731

Roman Safiullin defeated Jozef Kovalik 6-1 6-7 6-3 in the Roland Garros qualifying final on clay. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96.

Key context

  • Match story: Roman Safiullin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kovalik J.

Kovalik J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Even serve battle

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
Safiullin R.Kovalik J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safiullin R.Kovalik J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
83
Break points won·Dominant
44
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Kovalik J.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.7+289 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.3Clay Elo 1466
8.8Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
1.2Overall Elo 1473
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
6.0
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Safiullin R.Kovalik J.
Freshness·Clear edge
78
91

Safiullin R.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Kovalik J.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 39%
Q3
Safiullin R.
Kovalik J.[14]
6-16-736-3
Otte O.
Dellien H.
6-26-0
Vilella Martinez M.
Gojowczyk P.[18]
4-66-36-2
Marterer M.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-26-1
Alcaraz C.[6]
Tabilo A.
6-16-1
Fratangelo B.
Vukic A.
6-27-63
Istomin D.
Kamke T.
6-47-65
Laaksonen H.[32]
Cerundolo J.[29]
6-756-37-67
Daniel T.[5]
Halys Q.
7-676-1
Van De Zandschulp B.
Marchenko I.
6-16-2
Brooksby J.
Furness E.
6-757-626-4
Zapata Miralles B.[13]
Polmans M.[30]
6-46-0
Taberner C.[21]
Menezes J.
6-16-0
Galan D.[2]
Coppejans K.
5-77-646-4
Mcdonald M.[18]
Trungelliti M.
6-46-4
Giannessi A.
Cerundolo F.[25]
6-43-66-2
Q2
Marterer M.
Milojevic N.[24]
6-16-1
Safiullin R.
Broady L.[28]
6-16-3
Dellien H.
Kavcic B.
7-646-746-4
Alcaraz C.[6]
Pellegrino A.
6-16-2
Taberner C.[21]
Fabbiano T.
6-26-0
Daniel T.[5]
Stakhovsky S.
6-16-4
Vilella Martinez M.
Horansky F.
6-26-3
Fratangelo B.
Rola B.
6-766-36-1
Marchenko I.
Kuznetsov A.
3-66-46-3
Van De Zandschulp B.
Guinard M.
6-36-2
Istomin D.
Ramanathan R.
6-16-2
Menezes J.
Diez S.
6-36-0
Polmans M.[30]
Fils A.
6-16-3
Otte O.
Petrovic D.
6-17-5
Meligeni Alves F.
Gojo B.
6-36-747-63
Gojowczyk P.[18]
Zhang Z.
6-07-62
Halys Q.
Maden Y.
6-16-736-1
Furness E.
Kudla D.[9]
5-77-626-4
Zapata Miralles B.[13]
Popko D.
7-56-0
Vukic A.
Troicki V.
3-66-26-4
Trungelliti M.
Donskoy E.[20]
6-786-26-3
Laaksonen H.[32]
Varillas J.[15]
4-66-17-5
Tabilo A.
Nagal S.[26]
6-36-3
Brooksby J.
Huesler M.
6-756-46-4
Cerundolo J.[29]
Safwat M.
6-16-2
Galan D.[2]
Celikbilek A.
6-36-2
Kovalik J.[14]
Escobedo E.
6-24-66-2
Cerundolo F.[25]
Kwiatkowski T.
6-736-47-65
Coppejans K.
Etcheverry T.[23]
6-776-26-3
Mcdonald M.[18]
Olivo R.
6-36-4
Kamke T.
Barrios Vera T.[22]
6-46-2
Giannessi A.
Griekspoor T.[29]
7-57-5
Q1
Zapata Miralles B.[13]
Jacquet K.
4-66-16-4
Safiullin R.
Andreozzi G.
4-66-46-1
Dellien H.
Kuzmanov D.
3-66-26-1
Kamke T.
Rodionov J.
6-46-0
Pellegrino A.
Kolar Z.
6-36-4
Maden Y.
Gaio F.[22]
6-46-4
Milojevic N.[24]
Polansky P.
7-641-66-2
Halys Q.
Robredo T.
7-696-4
Fabbiano T.
Eubanks C.
6-47-5
Stakhovsky S.
Domingues J.
7-56-4
Otte O.
Gunneswaran P.[31]
6-26-2
Fratangelo B.
Soeda G.
6-26-3
Tabilo A.
Ebden M.
4-66-36-4
Gojowczyk P.[18]
Muller A.
1-66-06-4
Rola B.
Hoang A.[17]
6-37-63
Kovalik J.[14]
Lamasine T.
7-57-65
Taberner C.[21]
Klizan M.
6-16-2
Kudla D.[9]
Torpegaard M.
6-16-2
Fils A.
Tomic B.
6-757-616-3
Olivo R.
Haase R.
6-747-56-4
Zhang Z.
Giustino L.
5-77-56-2
Istomin D.
Dzumhur D.[10]
2-66-26-1
Kwiatkowski T.
Lestienne C.
6-26-2
Huesler M.
Gomez E.
6-43-66-2
Celikbilek A.
Ito T.
6-34-67-5
Popko D.
Martineau M.
7-634-66-4
Nagal S.[26]
Marcora R.
6-36-3
Alcaraz C.[6]
Lacko L.
6-36-3
Troicki V.
Seyboth Wild T.[12]
0-67-667-65
Trungelliti M.
Baez S.
6-23-66-4
Meligeni Alves F.
Rosol L.
6-42-66-0
Varillas J.[15]
Ofner S.
6-7107-56-3
Kavcic B.
Zuk K.
6-27-67
Marterer M.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
2-66-36-4
Cerundolo J.[29]
Collarini A.
6-40-67-5
Vukic A.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-36-1
Petrovic D.
Krueger M.
3-66-36-2
Ramanathan R.
Mmoh M.
2-67-646-3
Donskoy E.[20]
Janvier M.
6-06-4
Galan D.[2]
Gulbis E.
6-36-1
Broady L.[28]
Jung J.
6-46-2
Diez S.
Benchetrit E.
6-36-1
Giannessi A.
Bemelmans R.
6-46-757-5
Escobedo E.
Cressy M.
3-66-46-2
Van De Zandschulp B.
Mayer L.
2-67-646-3
Brooksby J.
Stebe C.[19]
6-16-0
Safwat M.
Ilkel C.
6-46-4
Menezes J.
Ymer E.
6-36-4
Vilella Martinez M.
Novak D.[3]
1-66-26-2
Horansky F.
Clarke J.
6-34-66-3
Marchenko I.
Schnur B.
6-757-56-4
Laaksonen H.[32]
Van Assche L.
7-56-3
Kuznetsov A.
Ivashka I.[1]
6-47-61
Daniel T.[5]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Furness E.
Legout T.
6-26-1
Guinard M.
Machac T.[27]
6-36-3
Gojo B.
Sousa P.[4]
4-67-661-1
Polmans M.[30]
Bolt A.[26]
6-33-66-3
Barrios Vera T.[22]
Copil M.
4-66-37-65
Etcheverry T.[23]
Bachinger M.
6-46-2
Coppejans K.
Nakashima B.[31]
6-717-57-5
Griekspoor T.[29]
Masur D.
6-25-76-4
Cerundolo F.[25]
Cid R.
6-27-62
Mcdonald M.[18]
Kokkinakis T.
6-46-4