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Roman Safiullin vs Ilia Simakin — Almaty Qualifying Round of 8

AlmatyQ8QualifyingHardSun 18 Oct · ~13:00Final1h 17m
Roman SafiullinATP #70 · RUS
Ilia SimakinATP #143 · RUS
SetsGames2
776
0
621

Roman Safiullin defeated Ilia Simakin 7-6, 6-1 in the eighth qualifying match at the Almaty hard-court tournament. Safiullin hit 9 aces to Simakin's 3 and won 83% of his first-serve points to Simakin's 63%. Safiullin converted 30% of his break points, while Simakin converted 100%, but Safiullin won 3 service breaks to Simakin's 1.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Roman Safiullin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Safiullin R. took it in straight sets, with three breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveSafiullin R. 3 · Simakin I. 1
  • 1st-serve points wonSafiullin R. 83% · Simakin I. 63%
  • AcesSafiullin R. 9 · Simakin I. 3

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 12–2Break backSimakin I. · Broke back
  2. Set 23–1BreakSafiullin R. · Broke, never broken back

Win probability during the match

i
100%Safiullin R.
0%Simakin I.
Final · 7–6 6–1
1–02–02–12–22–33–33–44–44–55–55–66–67–61–01–12–13–14–15–16–1Set 1 · 7–6S2 · 6–1Set 2 · 6–1
  1. Break by Simakin I.
  2. Set won by Safiullin R.
  3. Break by Safiullin R.
  4. Break by Safiullin R.
  5. Set won by Safiullin R.
Roman SafiullinIlia Simakin
Recorded during the match
Serve flowSafiullin R. broken once · Simakin I. broken 3 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Safiullin R.
9/10Simakin I.
6/9
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchSafiullin R.Simakin I.
EvenSafiullin R.Simakin I.
Late momentumSafiullin R.18
7Last 12 points5
17Last 3 games8
3/10Break points1/1

Break of serve

Match statistics

Safiullin R.Simakin I.
Serve
  • 9Aces3
  • 1Double faults2
  • 83%1st serve points won63%
  • 90% · 9/10Service games held67% · 6/9
Return
  • 30%Break points won100%
  • 3Breaks of serve1

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsSafiullin R. won 83% of points behind the first serve, Simakin I. 63%. Largest performance gap of the match.+20 ptsSafiullin R.1st-serve pts won83%Simakin I.1st-serve pts won63%
AcesSafiullin R. served 9 aces, Simakin I. 3.+6Safiullin R.9Simakin I.3

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Safiullin R. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Safiullin R.Simakin I.1 988ELO1 7881 808Hard ELO1 7526–4Last 108–229Age22185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.7M2026 $606KEarningsCareer $196K2026 $74K

Match info

  • Started~13:00 local
  • Duration1h 17m

Cite this

Roman Safiullin beat Ilia Simakin 7-6(2) 6-1. Umpiry, "Roman Safiullin vs Ilia Simakin — Almaty Qualifying Round of 8", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-18/safiullin-vs-simakin-almaty-q8?utm_source=cite (as of 18 October 2026).