Roman Safiullin vs Jan Choinski — Alicante CH Round of 16

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#132ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
clay
Jan Choinski
GBR7
Jan Choinski
#100ATP
1686ELO
1652Clay ELO
$204kYTD
$1.2MCAREER
30 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWLWWW
Safiullin R.
6-2 6-3
Choinski J.
Safiullin R.
662
Choinski J.
230

Roman Safiullin defeated Jan Choinski 6-2 6-3 in the Alicante CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Choinski came in ranked #100.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safiullin R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Choinski J.

Choinski J.serving70% hold

wins 59% 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.Choinski J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safiullin R.Choinski J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
90
Break points won·Clear edge
44
20
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
41

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Choinski J.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.3+102 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.7Clay Elo 1652
7.4Overall Elo 1750
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1686
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
6.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.2
3-set count
0.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
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
Safiullin R.Choinski J.
Freshness·Slight edge
70
60

Safiullin R.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 40 games (7d) · Choinski J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Llamas Ruiz P.
Carreno Busta P.[5]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Ofner S.[1]
3-66-36-4
Llamas Ruiz P.
Safiullin R.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Ofner S.[1]
Cecchinato M.
7-667-5
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Martinez P.[4]
6-44-66-4
Safiullin R.
Houkes M.
6-46-1
Llamas Ruiz P.
Butvilas E.
6-16-2
R16
Llamas Ruiz P.
Blanch D.
6-16-2
Butvilas E.
De Jong J.[2]
7-52-66-4
Cecchinato M.
Harris L.
6-26-1
Ofner S.[1]
Moro Canas A.
7-656-4
Martinez P.[4]
Bertola R.
4-66-06-1
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Sanchez Quilez A.
3-67-56-3
Houkes M.
Gaubas V.[3]
6-776-47-64
Safiullin R.
Choinski J.[7]
6-26-3
R32
Moro Canas A.
Kolar Z.
6-42-66-0
Cecchinato M.
Lajovic D.[8]
7-56-3
Safiullin R.
Bailly G.
6-16-4
Gaubas V.[3]
Shelbayh A.
6-767-646-1
Sanchez Quilez A.
Montes De La Torre I.
6-36-0
Carreno Busta P.[5]
Gulin S.
7-56-1
Butvilas E.
Martin Tiffon P.
6-36-3
De Jong J.[2]
Pieri S.
5-76-17-62
Harris L.
Gakhov I.
6-30-0
Martinez P.[4]
Sanchez Jover C.
6-36-2
Bertola R.
Hassan B.
6-36-2
Ofner S.[1]
Skatov T.
6-36-4
Choinski J.[7]
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Houkes M.
Merida Aguilar D.
3-66-36-4
Llamas Ruiz P.
Ivashka I.
6-36-4
Blanch D.
Engel J.
6-26-1