Liam Broady vs Roman SafiullinAustralian Open Qualifying Final

Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Final
#198ATP
1590ELO
1577Hard ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022
hard
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Broady L.
4-6 7-6 6-2
Safiullin R.
Broady L.
47762
Safiullin R.
66221

Liam Broady defeated Roman Safiullin 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Liam Broady claimed a first win over Roman Safiullin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-31Roland GarrosQ2clayRoman Safiullin6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Broady L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Broady L.

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
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
6.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
58
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Clear edge
29
44
Deciding sets·Even
80
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
69
78

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1577
Surface ELO
6.5+126 Hard Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1590
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 1750
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
4.9
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.6
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
71
78

Broady L.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 66 games (7d) · Safiullin R.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 68%
Q1
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6-16-3
Trungelliti M.
Lacko L.
6-36-4
Tabilo A.[16]
Mccabe J.
7-653-66-3
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Mmoh M.
6-36-4
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Kicker N.
6-45-76-2
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Serdarusic N.
3-66-16-4
Couacaud E.
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6-36-746-4
Vilella Martinez M.
Sela D.
6-36-2
Ferreira Silva F.
Soeda G.
2-67-656-2
Olivo R.
Fratangelo B.
6-26-4
Winter E.
Simon G.[4]
6-31-66-3
Elias G.
Gulbis E.
6-756-23-1
Machac T.[20]
Ugo Carabelli C.
2-66-36-1
Ficovich J.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-46-4
Escobedo E.
Celikbilek A.[32]
6-46-4
Halys Q.[26]
Mayot H.
6-46-1
Kamke T.
Gaio F.[28]
6-46-2
Broady L.[10]
Zuk K.
4-66-16-2
Sousa J.[17]
Guinard M.
6-36-2
Kolar Z.[19]
Collarini A.
7-676-2
Rodionov J.[14]
Janvier M.
7-636-4
Cobolli F.
Harris A.
7-634-66-3
Fabbiano T.
Seyboth Wild T.[13]
6-777-53-1
Bhambri Y.
Domingues J.
6-46-2
Eubanks C.[31]
Schoolkate T.
6-36-4
Krueger M.
Blanch U.
6-16-2
Kopriva V.
Agamenone F.
4-67-636-3
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Santillan A.
5-76-46-3
Sweeny D.
Barrere G.
7-56-3
Popko D.
Zapata Miralles B.[6]
6-17-5
Skatov T.
Grenier H.[25]
6-36-2
Cachin P.
Cerundolo F.[9]
6-756-46-2
Van Rijthoven T.
Mena F.
6-46-3
Hanfmann Y.[8]
Jung J.
6-757-56-0
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Muller A.
6-37-5
Giannessi A.
Huesler M.
6-43-66-3
Etcheverry T.[12]
Coppejans K.
2-66-46-1
Polmans M.
Blancaneaux G.
7-636-2
Lestienne C.
Pellegrino A.
2-66-16-2
Stricker D.
Safwat M.
3-66-26-1
Hijikata R.
Bourgue M.
6-36-4
Gombos N.[2]
Kuznetsov A.
7-56-746-2
Gomez E.[23]
Kuhn N.
6-46-4
Horansky F.
Torpegaard M.
1-0
Moroni G.
Ramanathan R.
6-37-5
Caruso S.[29]
Rola B.
3-66-17-65
Sachko V.
Bergs Z.
3-67-652-3
Daniel T.[7]
Arnaboldi A.
6-36-3
Ebden M.
Moraing M.[27]
4-66-26-1
Purcell M.
Donskoy E.
6-46-2
Safiullin R.
Tomic B.
6-16-4
Kukushkin M.
Basic M.
6-26-3
Gunneswaran P.
Galan D.[3]
6-46-4
Sekulic P.
Bachinger M.
6-46-3
Tirante T.
Schnur B.
6-41-66-4
Albot R.[5]
Baldi F.
7-666-2
Wolf J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-4
Vavassori A.
Bemelmans R.
6-27-66
Kubler J.
Giustino L.
3-66-46-0
Ymer E.
Kovalik J.[24]
7-636-2
Varillas J.[11]
Uchiyama Y.
7-57-66
Haase R.
Martin A.[1]
6-04-67-5
Watanuki Y.
Marchenko I.
6-44-66-1
Kuzmanov D.
Masur D.
4-66-37-65