Roman Safiullin vs Joao Sousa — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 1

Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Roman Safiullin
RUS9
Roman Safiullin
#96ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023
clay
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Safiullin R.
6-2 6-2
Sousa J.
Safiullin R.
662
Sousa J.
220

Roman Safiullin defeated Joao Sousa 6-2 6-2 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Roman Safiullin extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-05-08Rome MastersQ1clayRoman Safiullin6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving74% hold

wins 60% 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.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 64). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safiullin R.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
35
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
91
Break points won·Dominant
44
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
23

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sousa J.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.7
Surface form
2.8
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
8.6
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Safiullin R.Sousa J.
Freshness·
78
—

Safiullin R.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 48%
Q2
Cecchinato M.[2]
Zeppieri G.[19]
7-656-4
Gojo B.[11]
Piros Z.[23]
7-666-2
Shevchenko A.[6]
Cerundolo J.[18]
7-656-4
Rodionov J.[15]
Altmaier D.[4]
6-46-3
Karatsev A.[22]
Struff J.[1]
6-46-2
Safiullin R.[9]
Ofner S.[16]
6-47-64
Vavassori A.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-37-612
Arnaldi M.[8]
Fils A.[17]
3-66-36-2
Grenier H.[21]
Rincon D.
6-36-746-2
Hanfmann Y.[12]
Cazaux A.
6-26-4
Watanuki Y.[13]
Kotov P.[10]
6-776-37-63
Paire B.
Uchida K.
3-66-36-4
Q1
Paire B.
Passaro F.[20]
3-67-646-2
Struff J.[1]
Nardi L.
7-56-4
Altmaier D.[4]
Balazs A.
6-16-1
Safiullin R.[9]
Sousa J.
6-26-2
Kotov P.[10]
Coppejans K.
6-43-67-66
Shevchenko A.[6]
Bellier A.
7-687-64
Fils A.[17]
Bennani R.
6-26-2
Watanuki Y.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-47-65
Ofner S.[16]
Ymer E.
6-36-1
Cerundolo J.[18]
Tseng C.
6-36-4
Vavassori A.
Virtanen O.[14]
6-16-756-2
Meligeni Alves F.
Van Assche L.[3]
6-37-64
Piros Z.[23]
Andujar P.
3-66-16-2
Zeppieri G.[19]
Kovalik J.
6-44-66-4
Karatsev A.[22]
Brancaccio R.
6-46-0
Arnaldi M.[8]
Misolic F.
6-16-4
Cecchinato M.[2]
Skatov T.
3-66-26-3
Gojo B.[11]
Choinski J.
6-36-2
Hanfmann Y.[12]
Marterer M.
6-26-4
Grenier H.[21]
Klein L.
6-766-36-4
Rodionov J.[15]
Lokoli L.
2-66-26-4
Rincon D.
Daniel T.[7]
6-15-76-2
Cazaux A.
Martinez P.[24]
4-66-27-66
Uchida K.
Muller A.[5]
6-47-61