Roman Safiullin vs Ben Shelton | Roman Safiullin Wins 6-3 6-7 6-3

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BrisbaneR32HardMon 1 JanFinal

Roman SafiullinATP #79 · RUS

Ben Shelton(3)ATP #4 · USA

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Roman Safiullin defeated Ben Shelton 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #4. Roman Safiullin moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Roman Safiullin closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Safiullin R. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

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Safiullin R. and Shelton B. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Safiullin R. went 8–7 (53%) against them, Shelton B. 10–4 (71%). Shelton B. came out better against 6 of 11 comparable opponents, Safiullin R. against 2 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

8–753%Safiullin R. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents10–471%Shelton B. · better vs 6

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

20–18Sets27–14

184–185Games235–204

4–1Tiebreaks8–6

2–3Deciding sets3–2

vs Sinner J.#1L4-6 6-3 2-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassW2-6 6-3 7-6Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Alcaraz C.#3W6-3 6-4Paris Masters · hardL3-6 6-7Canada Masters · hard
vs Paul T.#17L6-3 6-2 2-6 4-6 3-6US Open · hardW6-4 6-3 4-6 6-4US Open · hard

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vs Struff J.#59L1-6 6-7Halle · grassL6-4 6-7 5-7Madrid Masters · clay
vs Korda S.#74W6-2 7-6Rome Masters · clayL7-6 2-6 6-7Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Giron M.#88W6-4 6-3Rome Masters · clayW6-7 7-6 6-4Tokyo · hard
vs Popyrin A.#129L5-7 5-7Rome Masters · clayW6-3 7-6 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Thompson J.#438W3-6 6-4 6-4Paris Masters · hardW6-7 6-4 6-3Tokyo · hard
vs Jarry N.#867W6-2 3-6 6-3Madrid Masters · clayW7-6 7-6 7-5Australian Open · hard
vs Karatsev A.W7-6 6-3Halle · grassW6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0US Open · hard
vs Zapata Miralles B.L3-6 6-3 3-6Madrid Masters · clayW7-6 6-4Canada Masters · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Safiullin R. leads 2–1

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Safiullin R.January 2024BrisbaneThis matchHard6-3 6-7 6-3
Shelton B.October 2023Shanghai MastersHard3-6 6-3 6-4
Safiullin R.August 2022Chicago CHHard6-3 4-6 7-5

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Popyrin A.View match

Player context

Before the match

Safiullin R.Shelton B.1 993ELO2 1901 806Hard ELO2 0697–3Last 107–326Age21185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysLeftCareer $4.7M2026 $606KEarningsCareer $15.1M2026 $3.6M

Cite this

Roman Safiullin beat Ben Shelton 6-3 6-7 6-3. Umpiry, "Roman Safiullin vs Ben Shelton — Brisbane Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2024-01-01/safiullin-vs-shelton-brisbane-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 1 January 2024).