Roman Safiullin vs James DuckworthAtp Cup Round Robin

Atp Cup · ATP · Round Robin
#132ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2022
hard
#79ATP
1628ELO
1592Hard ELO
$485kYTD
$5.4MCAREER
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWLL
Safiullin R.
7-6 6-4
Duckworth J.
Safiullin R.
7862
Duckworth J.
6640

Roman Safiullin defeated James Duckworth 7-6 6-4 in the Atp Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Duckworth came in ranked #79.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Duckworth J.

Duckworth J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Safiullin R.Duckworth J.
Serve
25
Return
23

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
67%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.4
7.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
54
Break points saved·Even
96
97
Break points won·Dominant
44
4
Deciding sets·Even
76
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
4.4
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
6.4+112 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Hard Elo 1592
6.5Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1628
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
6.1
0.0
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Freshness·Clear edge
74
88

Safiullin R.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 40 games (7d) · Duckworth J.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw