Roman Safiullin vs Arthur RinderknechTel Aviv Quarter-final

Tel Aviv · ATP · Quarter-final
#96ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2022
hard
#28ATP
1780ELO
1748Hard ELO
$855kYTD
$7.2MCAREER
30 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWLWW
Safiullin R.
6-4 6-1
Rinderknech A.
Safiullin R.
662
Rinderknech A.
410

Roman Safiullin defeated Arthur Rinderknech 6-4 6-1 in the Tel Aviv quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arthur Rinderknech came in ranked #28, but Roman Safiullin had arrived on a 5-match winning run. Roman Safiullin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-23Madrid MastersR128clayArthur Rinderknech7-6(4) 6-1
2022-01-03Atp CupRRhardRoman Safiullin2-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Rinderknech A.

Rinderknech A.serving86% 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.Rinderknech A.
Serve
50
Return
1

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%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
10.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
58
Break points saved·Even
96
99
Break points won·Dominant
44
6
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
56

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1704
Surface ELO
5.6+44 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1780
10.0
H2H
0.0
9.1
Surface form
7.0
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.2
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
2.0

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
84
91

Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Rinderknech A.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast