Francisco Cerundolo vs Roman Safiullin | Francisco Cerundolo Wins 7-6 6-3

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Shanghai MastersR64HardFri 9 Oct · 17:00Final1h 36m

Francisco Cerundolo(21)ATP #20 · ARG

Roman SafiullinATP #79 · RUS

SetsGames2

7⁷6

6⁵3

Francisco Cerundolo defeated Roman Safiullin in the Round of 64 at the Shanghai Masters. The match ended with a score of 7-6, 6-3 in favor of Cerundolo. Cerundolo hit 8 aces and committed 0 double faults, while Safiullin had 9 aces and 2 double faults; Cerundolo won 80% of his first-serve points and Safiullin won 70%, both converted 50% of break points, and Cerundolo secured 3 service breaks to Safiullin's 1.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Francisco Cerundolo closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Cerundolo F. took it in straight sets, with three breaks of serve.

Breaks of serveCerundolo F. 3 · Safiullin R. 1
1st-serve points wonCerundolo F. 80% · Safiullin R. 70%
AcesCerundolo F. 8 · Safiullin R. 9

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 14–3Break backSafiullin R. · Broke back
Set 24–3BreakCerundolo F. · Broke, never broken back
Set 26–3SetCerundolo F. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowCerundolo F. broken once · Safiullin R. broken 3 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Cerundolo F.

9/10Safiullin R.

8/11

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchCerundolo F.Safiullin R.

Late momentumCerundolo F.37

8Last 12 points4

9Last 3 games4

2/5Break points1/2

Break of serve

Match statistics

Cerundolo F.Safiullin R.

Serve

8Aces9
0Double faults2
61% · 35/571st serve %60% · 45/75
80%1st serve points won70%
73% · 16/222nd serve points won47% · 14/30
90% · 9/10Service games held73% · 8/11

Return

40% · 30/75Return points won23% · 13/57
50%Break points won50%
3Breaks of serve1

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsCerundolo F. won 80% of points behind the first serve, Safiullin R. 70%. Largest performance gap of the match.+10 ptsCerundolo F.1st-serve pts won80%Safiullin R.1st-serve pts won70%

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

All 4 opponents →

Cerundolo F. and Safiullin R. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cerundolo F. went 4–2 (67%) against them, Safiullin R. 2–3 (40%). Cerundolo F. came out better against 2 of 4 comparable opponents, Safiullin R. against 0.

4–267%Cerundolo F. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–340%Safiullin R. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

11–6Sets9–10

99–83Games92–92

2–1Tiebreaks2–1

2–1Deciding sets2–1

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Medvedev D.#5L6-7(4) 3-6Beijing · hardL5-7 4-6Hangzhou · hard
vs Rublev A.#23W6-3 7-6 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-7 3-6 6-3 7-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Ruud C.#24L7-6(4) 4-6 8-10Laver Cup - London · hardL2-6 7-5 6-0 2-6Roland Garros · clay

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vs Van De Zandschulp B.#41W6-3 6-4 6-4Roland Garros · clayW6-0 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Cerundolo F. leads 2–1

Full H2H →

Hard: Cerundolo F. leads 2–0 · Grass: Safiullin R. leads 1–0

Cerundolo F.October 2026Shanghai MastersThis matchHard7-6(5) 6-3
Cerundolo F.November 2024BelgradeHard6-4 6-4
Safiullin R.July 2024WimbledonGrass6-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Cerundolo F.Safiullin R.2 051ELO1 9931 887Hard ELO1 8065–5Last 107–328Age29185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $11.1M2026 $2.2MEarningsCareer $4.7M2026 $606K

Match info

Started17:00 local
Duration1h 36m

Cite this

Francisco Cerundolo beat Roman Safiullin 7-6(5) 6-3. Umpiry, "Francisco Cerundolo vs Roman Safiullin — Shanghai Masters Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-09/cerundolo-vs-safiullin-shanghai-masters-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 9 October 2026).