AUSTRALIAN OPEN DRAW. Roman Safiullin’s prediction with Kudla next. H2H and rankings

Australian Open draw - Roman Safiullin. See the draw preview and prediction with Denis Kudla, Richard Gasquet, Holger Rune, Andrey Rublev, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open.

Roman Safiullin Stats info

Roman Safiullin is about to begin his run in the draw at the Australian Open. In the previous edition of this tournament, he beat Bernard Tomic 6-1 6-4 and Christopher Eubanks 6-4 1-6 6-1.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Roman Safiullin’s projected draw andhislikely opponents at the Australian Open. Roman has a weak record (0-2) against the plausible opposition.

R1 – Denis Kudla (108) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Richard Gasquet (42) – H2H 0-1
or Ugo Humbert (106) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Holger Rune (10) – H2H 0-0
or Albert Ramos-Vinolas (37) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Andrey Rublev (6) – H2H 0-0
or Daniel Evans (30) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-1
or Pablo Carreno-Busta (15) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Casper Ruud (3) – H2H 0-0
or Taylor Fritz (9) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Rafael Nadal (2) – H2H 0-0
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) – H2H 2-1
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R1 – Denis Kudla’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
163
High
53
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 30-28 13-17 1-3 11-4 5-4 0-0
2022 33-33 21-19 3-5 2-3 7-6 0-0
2021 40-27 20-14 4-5 4-4 12-4 0-0
2020 19-9 13-6 0-1 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 20-34 8-14 2-7 1-6 9-7 0-0
2018 49-29 17-13 7-5 15-6 10-5 0-0
2017 35-27 14-12 5-4 13-6 3-5 0-0
2016 28-32 13-17 8-7 3-3 4-5 0-0

Denis Kudla has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. During the previous 15 years, the American has a 225-174 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Kudla was overcome by Karen Khachanov in the 1st round 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6(2).

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Denis Kudla

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Denis Kudla since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

R2 – Richard Gasquet’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Richard Gasquet

26 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
76
High
7
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 26-31 9-9 8-10 7-8 2-4 0-0
2022 34-25 8-6 13-10 11-8 2-1 0-0
2021 26-20 6-5 9-7 8-6 3-2 0-0
2020 10-10 4-3 0-1 6-6 0-0 0-0
2019 17-17 6-5 5-6 2-3 4-3 0-0
2018 35-23 6-7 13-7 12-7 4-2 0-0
2017 34-18 9-6 8-3 11-6 6-3 0-0
2016 35-18 11-8 10-4 11-4 3-2 0-0

Richard Gasquet has a 4-1 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. As for the last 21 years, Gasquet has a 231-148 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His best result of the current season was winning the competition in Auckland where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open the French player got to the 2nd round in 2022 in Australian Open before retiring against Botic Van De Zandschulp when he was 4-6 6-0 4-0 ret..

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Richard Gasquet

This contest would be 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Richard Gasquet face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gasquet (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Roman Safiullin may fight against Ugo Humbert. Their head to head record is 0-0.

R3 – Holger Rune’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

44 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 44-24 10-10 16-4 11-8 7-2 0-0
2022 50-27 8-9 21-11 21-4 0-3 0-0
2021 73-29 11-5 41-17 21-7 0-0 0-0
2020 32-16 1-3 28-11 3-2 0-0 0-0
2019 6-10 0-3 5-6 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Holger Rune has a 1-1 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 6 years, the Dane has a 21-21 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Rune surrendered to Soon-Woo Kwon in the 1st round 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Holger Rune

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Holger Rune since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

However, Roman Safiullin could face Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Andrey Rublev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

56 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-26 23-12 19-5 6-7 8-2 0-0
2022 51-20 19-7 14-6 18-6 0-1 0-0
2021 53-23 25-10 9-5 12-6 7-2 0-0
2020 41-10 17-4 10-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 54-27 28-14 8-5 16-5 2-3 0-0
2018 21-24 10-12 2-3 9-9 0-0 0-0
2017 48-33 19-11 11-11 12-9 6-2 0-0
2016 38-33 6-7 12-14 19-10 1-2 0-0

Andrey Rublev has a 1-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In the last 11 years, Andrey has a 143-76 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Rublev surrendered to Marin Cilic in the 3rd round 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Andrey Rublev

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Andrey Rublev since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Roman Safiullin could face Daniel Evans. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Daniel Evans.

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic

56 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0
2017 32-8 10-3 12-4 2-0 8-1 0-0
2016 65-9 39-4 16-2 8-2 2-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 20 years, Novak has a 505-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

His best achievement of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where he beat Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4.

Last year at the Australian Open Djokovic didn’t play in this event.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Roman Safiullin may compete against Pablo Carreno-Busta. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
11
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 2-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 9 years, Ruud has a 75-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Norwegian didn’t play in this event.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Roman Safiullin may play Taylor Fritz. Their head to head is 0-0.

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

1 - 3win/loss in 2025

Rank
670
High
1
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 39-8 23-3 10-2 1-3 5-0 0-0
2021 24-5 5-2 19-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 27-7 13-3 9-1 5-3 0-0 0-0
2019 58-7 21-2 21-3 11-1 5-1 0-0
2018 45-4 14-2 26-1 0-0 5-1 0-0
2017 68-12 38-8 24-1 3-2 3-1 0-0
2016 39-14 18-10 21-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Rafael Nadal has a 1-2 record in 2023, he played all matches on hard. As for the previous 21 years, Rafael has a 442-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Nadal conquered the competition after besting Daniil Medvedev 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Rafael Nadal

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Rafael Nadal since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Roman Safiullin could take on Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head is 2-1 for Roman Safiullin.