Roman Safiullin vs Alexei PopyrinMarseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
#132ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2022
hard
#103ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$563kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
Safiullin R.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Popyrin A.
Safiullin R.
656772
Popyrin A.
774631

Roman Safiullin defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Roman Safiullin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-19Miami MastersR64hardRoman Safiullin6-7(4) 6-3 7-5
2024-01-01BrisbaneR16hardRoman Safiullin6-7(9) 6-4 7-6(3)
2023-05-08Rome MastersR32clayAlexei Popyrin7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Popyrin A.

Popyrin A.serving87% hold

wins 67% 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.Popyrin A.
Serve
40
Return
11

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
9.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
59
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Dominant
44
6
Deciding sets·Even
76
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+23 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1681
5.6Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1741
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.9
Surface form
2.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
6.9
Minutes 14d
7.5
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
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
97

Safiullin R.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 40 games (7d) · Popyrin A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
11°CRain
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 90%