Roman Safiullin vs Dmitry Popko — Nur-Sultan CH Semi-final

Nur-Sultan CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Roman Safiullin
RUS1
Roman Safiullin
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2022
hard
Dmitry Popko
KAZ3
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1400Hard ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Safiullin R.
6-3 6-2
Popko D.
Safiullin R.
662
Popko D.
320

Roman Safiullin defeated Dmitry Popko 6-3 6-2 in the Nur-Sultan CH semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Serve 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 season
Safiullin R.Popko D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.4
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safiullin R.Popko D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
3
Break points saved·Dominant
96
54
Break points won·Dominant
44
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
6

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Popko D.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.9+304 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.1Hard Elo 1400
9.9Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
0.1Overall Elo 1385
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
3.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.5
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
7.0
7.0
Surface transition
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
Safiullin R.Popko D.
Freshness·Even
84
86

Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Safiullin R.[1]
Yevseyev D.
2-66-47-62
Semi-finals
Safiullin R.[1]
Popko D.[3]
6-36-2
Yevseyev D.
Zhukayev B.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Zhukayev B.
Istomin D.
6-757-6107-65
Yevseyev D.
Decamps G.
6-42-66-4
Popko D.[3]
Donskoy E.[7]
7-56-4
Safiullin R.[1]
Lock B.
6-26-3
R16
Zhukayev B.
Cukierman D.
6-45-77-64
Istomin D.
Marchenko I.[8]
6-47-69
Decamps G.
Kukushkin M.[4]
6-36-726-3
Yevseyev D.
Karlovskiy E.[6]
3-66-26-4
Donskoy E.[7]
Poljak D.
6-43-66-3
Safiullin R.[1]
Ayeni O.
6-26-4
Popko D.[3]
Erel Y.
7-666-4
Lock B.
Nam J.
6-26-1
R32
Cukierman D.
Clarke J.[2]
6-15-3
Donskoy E.[7]
Palan D.
6-27-63
Zhukayev B.
Imai S.
7-636-1
Marchenko I.[8]
Lomakin G.
6-36-3
Kukushkin M.[4]
Catarina L.
6-16-1
Poljak D.
Santillan A.
3-67-676-4
Erel Y.
Gunneswaran P.
6-36-3
Popko D.[3]
Statham J.
6-36-4
Nam J.
Skatov T.[5]
7-644-67-5
Lock B.
Fomin S.
6-46-1
Ayeni O.
Tashbulatov D.
6-16-0
Safiullin R.[1]
Hong S.
6-23-66-3
Istomin D.
Bondarevskiy Y.
6-33-66-2
Karlovskiy E.[6]
Paulson A.
6-46-4
Decamps G.
Liutarevich I.
2-66-36-4
Yevseyev D.
Kachmazov A.
6-33-66-4