Roman Safiullin vs Kei NishikoriBratislava 2 CH Semi-final

Bratislava 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#132ATP
1750ELO
1704Hard ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2024
hard
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Safiullin R.
6-4 6-3
Nishikori K.
Safiullin R.
662
Nishikori K.
430

Roman Safiullin defeated Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-3 in the Bratislava 2 CH semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #132.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Even serve battle

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
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 64). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
89
Break points saved·Even
96
97
Break points won·Dominant
44
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
97

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
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+23 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Hard Elo 1680
5.7Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1714
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
4.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.3
Minutes 14d
9.0
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Freshness·
65

Safiullin R.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast