Alexei Popyrin and Roman Safiullin will face off in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roman Safiullin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roman Safiullin is the pick to win this match.
Roman Safiullin -> 1.9
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Roman Safiullin
This will be the 2nd time that Alexei Popyrin and Roman Safiullin fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Safiullin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Safiullin won 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Marseille back in 2022.
Highlights Roman Safiullin vs Alexei Popyrin – Marseille 15-February-2022
Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-19 | 16-7 | 4-8 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 77, the Australian reached the 3rd round after defeating Riccardo Bonadio 6-4 4-6 6-3, Andrea Pellegrino 6-0 7-63, Christopher O Connell 6-2 7-65 and Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Popyrin defeated Auger-Aliassime (6-4 4-6 7-5). During the match, Popyrin scored 110 points vs Auger-Aliassime’s 100. Popyrin was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Popyrin recorded 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Alexei Popyrin was extremely effective on serve to win 75% (46/61) of his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Popyrin broke Auger-Aliassime 3 times after converting 19% of his break points (3/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Popyrin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Popyrin has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 57% of his matches (229-175). 9-4 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Popyrin has a composed65-46 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Australian has a compiled 22-13 win-loss record in 2023, 9-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Roman Safiullin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-24 | 14-12 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-25 | 13-12 | 8-4 | 11-5 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-18 | 16-6 | 6-2 | 14-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-21 | 7-5 | 5-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-12 | 6-2 | 4-5 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 103, Roman reached the 3rd round after defeating Joao Sousa 6-1 6-3, Vit Kopriva 6-2 7-63, Marcos Giron 6-4 6-3 and Sebastian Korda 6-2 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Safiullin had a good straight sets win against Korda (6-2 7-65). During the match Safiullin scored 81 points vs Korda’s 72. Safiullin was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Safiullin made 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Roman Safiullin lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Safiullin put 51% of his first serves in, winning 79% (33/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (17/40) on the 2nd serve. Roman broke Korda 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Koblenz Challenger where he overcame Vasek Pospisil in the final 6-2 7-5.
Safiullin has a composed 20-12 win-loss record in 2023, 8-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Popyrin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 77 |
| Pts | 340-292 | 275-206 |
| Total Points | 632 | 481 |
| Winners | 148 | 116 |
| %Winners | 44% | 42% |
Both Popyrin and Safiullin played 4 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Alexei Popyrin lost 2 sets while Roman Safiullin hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Popyrin has played 2 sets more than Safiullin (10 vs 8). Therefore, Popyrin played 24 games more than Safiullin. Popyrin scored 148 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Safiullin scored 116 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Popyrin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 33 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 8.3 | 3.8 |
| 1st in | 191/304 | 147/233 |
| %1st in | 63% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 148/191 | 116/147 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 70/113 | 45/86 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 52% |
Popyrin struck 33 aces (8.3 per match). Safiullin made 15 aces (3.8 per match). Popyrin won 77% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Safiullin won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Popyrin | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 16 |
| Converted | 12/37 | 16/31 |
| % Converted | 32% | 52% |
| Conceded | 17 | 20 |
| Saved | 13 | 15 |
| % Saved | 76% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Popyrin broke his opponents 12 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Safiullin broke his opponents 16 times with a 52% conversion rate. Safiullin conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Popyrin | ||||||
| Q1 Bonadio |
Q3 Pellegrino |
R1 O |
R2 Auger-Aliassime |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-3 | 6-0 7-63 | 6-2 7-65 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 101 | |
| pts | 93-96 | 66-44 | 71-52 | 110-100 | 340-292 | |
| Total points | 189 | 110 | 123 | 210 | 632 | |
| Winners | 35 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% | 51% | 42% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 52/93 | 36/54 | 42/62 | 61/95 | 191/304 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 67% | 68% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/52 | 31/36 | 36/42 | 46/61 | 148/191 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 86% | 86% | 75% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/41 | 12/18 | 11/20 | 21/34 | 70/113 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 67% | 55% | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 3/16 | 12/37 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 43% | 75% | 19% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/3 | 5/6 | 2/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 83% | 50% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Safiullin | ||||||
| Q1 Sousa |
Q3 Kopriva |
R1 Giron |
R2 Korda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 7-63 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 77 | |
| pts | 58-36 | 73-49 | 63-49 | 81-72 | 275-206 | |
| Total points | 94 | 122 | 112 | 153 | 481 | |
| Winners | 30 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 37% | 41% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 38/48 | 32/52 | 35/51 | 42/82 | 147/233 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 62% | 69% | 51% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 30/38 | 27/32 | 26/35 | 33/42 | 116/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 84% | 74% | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/10 | 15/20 | 8/16 | 17/40 | 45/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 75% | 50% | 43% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/7 | 5/9 | 4/9 | 16/31 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 43% | 56% | 44% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 2/3 | 4/6 | 6/8 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 67% | 75% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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