Roman Safiullin vs Alexei Popyrin — Brisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 16
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#141ATP
1766ELO
1712Hard ELO
$86kYTD
$4.2MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
AUS
Alexei Popyrin
#61ATP
1774ELO
1697Hard ELO
$439kYTD
$9.5MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Roman Safiullin defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Brisbane round of 16 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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Popyrin A.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 36 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.5+15 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1697
5.6Overall Elo 1766
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1774
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.5
Surface form
3.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Country comfort
6.8
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.

Safiullin R.
696772
Popyrin A.
7114631

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
1.27
SlowFast
Weather
23°CRain
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 90%

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-19Miami MastersR64hardRoman Safiullin6-7(4) 6-3 7-5
2023-05-08Rome MastersR32clayAlexei Popyrin7-5 7-5
2022-02-14MarseilleR32hardRoman Safiullin6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3)

Statistics

Recent form
Safiullin R.Popyrin A.
65%1st serve in+2%63%
71%1st serve points won+4%75%
51%2nd serve points won+1%52%
64%Service points won+3%67%
42%Return points won+11%31%
61%Break points saved+4%57%
3.8Aces / match+7.211
2.6Double faults / match+0.81.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Dimitrov G.[2]
Rune H.[1]
7-656-4
Lehecka J.
Opelka R.
4-1
Semi-finals
Dimitrov G.[2]
Thompson J.
6-37-5
Rune H.[1]
Safiullin R.
6-47-60
Opelka R.
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-37-64
Lehecka J.
Dimitrov G.[2]
6-44-4
Quarter-finals
Thompson J.
Nadal R.
5-77-666-3
Rune H.[1]
Duckworth J.
6-27-66
Safiullin R.
Arnaldi M.
7-646-2
Dimitrov G.[2]
Hijikata R.
6-16-4
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Mensik J.
7-57-65
Lehecka J.
Jarry N.
6-46-4
Opelka R.
Djokovic N.[1]
7-666-3
Dimitrov G.[2]
Thompson J.[8]
6-12-1
R16
Thompson J.
Humbert U.[4]
W/O
Dimitrov G.[2]
Altmaier D.
6-16-2
Duckworth J.
Hanfmann Y.
4-66-17-62
Hijikata R.
Machac T.
5-76-27-64
Nadal R.
Kubler J.
6-16-2
Safiullin R.
Popyrin A.
6-796-47-63
Rune H.[1]
Shevchenko A.
6-45-76-2
Arnaldi M.
Klein L.
6-43-67-5
Opelka R.
Arnaldi M.
7-697-64
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Tiafoe F.[4]
6-47-64
Jarry N.
Bonzi B.
6-26-3
Lehecka J.
Nishioka Y.
6-26-756-4
Thompson J.[8]
Michelsen A.
7-56-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Monfils G.
6-36-3
Dimitrov G.[2]
Vukic A.
6-27-65
Mensik J.
Lajovic D.
6-36-2
R32
Safiullin R.
Shelton B.[3]
6-36-756-3
Altmaier D.
Tu L.
7-657-64
Rune H.[1]
Purcell M.
4-66-46-2
Popyrin A.
Oconnell C.
6-46-757-64
Humbert U.[4]
Michelsen A.
6-46-4
Dimitrov G.[2]
Murray A.
4-67-56-2
Machac T.
Etcheverry T.[7]
6-757-57-61
Klein L.
Baez S.[6]
4-66-36-4
Hijikata R.
Kokkinakis T.
7-686-2
Hanfmann Y.
Korda S.[5]
7-56-4
Shevchenko A.
Van Assche L.
6-36-2
Arnaldi M.
Fucsovics M.
6-756-47-67
Thompson J.
Vukic A.
6-36-2
Kubler J.
Karatsev A.[8]
6-46-740-0
Duckworth J.
Wolf J.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Thiem D.
7-56-1
Lajovic D.
Cazaux A.
6-46-4
Lehecka J.
Rune H.[3]
7-56-3
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Kyrgios N.
7-626-747-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Hijikata R.
6-36-3
Thompson J.[8]
Berrettini M.
3-66-36-4
Dimitrov G.[2]
Hanfmann Y.
7-656-3
Opelka R.
Gomez F.
7-56-4
Tiafoe F.[4]
Walton A.
7-656-3
Michelsen A.
Oconnell C.
6-44-67-610
Mensik J.
Kukushkin M.
7-636-4
Nishioka Y.
Rinderknech A.
6-36-4
Monfils G.
Basavareddy N.
6-44-66-1
Jarry N.
Navone M.
7-57-67
Bonzi B.
Tabilo A.[6]
6-787-656-4
Arnaldi M.
Popyrin A.[7]
6-36-2
Vukic A.
Goffin D.
6-26-3