Pablo Llamas Ruiz vs Roman Safiullin — Alicante CH Semi-final

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
ESP
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
#119ATP
1757ELO
1732Clay ELO
$268kYTD
$884kCAREER
23 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
clay
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
#132ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Llamas Ruiz P.
6-4 7-5
Safiullin R.
Llamas Ruiz P.
672
Safiullin R.
450

Pablo Llamas Ruiz defeated Roman Safiullin 6-4 7-5 in the Alicante CH semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Pablo Llamas Ruiz came in ranked #119.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Llamas Ruiz P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Llamas Ruiz P.

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
Llamas Ruiz P.Safiullin R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
73%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Llamas Ruiz P.Safiullin R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
96
Break points won·Slight edge
39
44
Deciding sets·Even
79
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
78

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Llamas Ruiz P.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Safiullin R.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.0Clay Elo 1732
Surface ELO
6.0+22 Clay Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1757
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1750
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.9
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Llamas Ruiz P.Safiullin R.
Freshness·Dominant
97
70

Llamas Ruiz P.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Safiullin R.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 40 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