Yoshihito Nishioka vs Roman Safiullin — St. Petersburg Qualifying Round 1
St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#177ATP
1689ELO
1659Hard ELO
$42kYTD
$7.5MCAREER
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021
hard
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Nishioka Y.7-5 6-2
Safiullin R.
Nishioka Y.
762
Safiullin R.
52–
Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Roman Safiullin 7-5 6-2 in the St. Petersburg qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96.
Key context
- Match story: Yoshihito Nishioka closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
6.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
84
68
Break points saved·Even
95
96
Break points won·Clear edge
59
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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84
Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast