Zhizhen Zhang vs Roman Safiullin — Nottingham Quarter-final
Zhizhen Zhang defeated Roman Safiullin 6-1 in the Nottingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #79, leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Zhizhen Zhang dropped just 1 game past Roman Safiullin.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedZhang Z. won the match.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsZhang Z. and Safiullin R. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Zhang Z. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Safiullin R. 0–1 (0%).
0–10%Zhang Z. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–10%Safiullin R. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
0–2Sets0–3
8–12Games13–20
0–0Tiebreaks0–2
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Auger-Aliassime F.#6L4-6 4-6United Cup · hardL1-6 6-7(4) 6-7(5)US Open · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
Grass: Zhang Z. leads 1–0 · Hard: Safiullin R. leads 2–1
- Zhang Z.June 2026NottinghamThis matchGrass6-1
- Safiullin R.January 2020Bangkok CHHard3-6 6-1 7-6
- Zhang Z.August 2018Jinan CHHard6-4 6-4
- Safiullin R.July 2018Chengdu CHHard4-6 6-4 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchZhang Z.Safiullin R.1 776ELO2 0031 542Grass ELO1 6192–8Last 107–329Age28193 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.6M2026 $576KEarningsCareer $4.7M2026 $606K
Cite this
Zhizhen Zhang beat Roman Safiullin 6-1. Umpiry, "Zhizhen Zhang vs Roman Safiullin — Nottingham Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-06-18/safiullin-vs-zhang-nottingham-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 18 June 2026).