Roman Safiullin and Genaro Alberto Olivieri will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Chicago Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 10:00 am on COURT 21. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roman Safiullin who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roman Safiullin is the pick to win this match.
Roman Safiullin -> 1.186
Genaro Alberto Olivieri -> 4.55
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Prediction and head to head Roman Safiullin vs. Genaro Alberto Olivieri
There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Genaro Alberto Olivieri since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Roman Safiullin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-16 | 5-7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 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. 122, Safiullin got to the 2nd round after defeating Mitchell Krueger 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Krueger (6-3 6-3). During the match, Safiullin scored 68 points vs Krueger’s 51. The Russian was quite aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Safiullin scored 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Roman Safiullin was quite efficient on serve to win 74% (20/27) of his 1st serve and 59% (19/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Russian broke Krueger 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Safiullin has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (323-153). 12-5 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Safiullin has a composed 196-65 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Sultan Challenger.
The Russian has a compiled 28-14 win-loss record in 2022, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Chicago Challenger
Safiullin has never competed in this tournament before.
Genaro Alberto Olivieri
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-19 | 0-0 | 15-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-24 | 0-4 | 26-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 3-4 | 26-24 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-23 | 14-6 | 14-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-17 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 227, Genaro got to the 2nd round after defeating Dalibor Svrcina 4-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round against Svrcina, Alberto recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Alberto scored 110 points vs Svrcina’s 103. Genaro was extremely aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Alberto fired 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Genaro Alberto Olivieri lost the serve 6 times and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Alberto put 71% of his first serves in, winning 61% (51/83) of the points behind his 1st serve and 32% (11/34) on the 2nd serve. Genaro broke Svrcina 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Genaro’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Blumenau Challenger,the Buenos Aires 2 Challenger and the Poznan Challenger.
The Argentine has a compiled 19-18 win-loss record in 2022, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Safiullin | Alberto |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 29 |
| Pts | 68-51 | 110-103 |
| Total Points | 119 | 213 |
| Winners | 20 | 51 |
| %Winners | 29% | 46% |
Both Safiullin and Alberto played 1 match. At the moment, Genaro Alberto Olivieri surrendered 1 set while Roman Safiullin hasn’t conceded a set so far. Safiullin has played 1 set(s) less than Alberto (2 vs 3). Therefore, Safiullin played 11 games less than Alberto. Roman scored 20 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine scored 51 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Safiullin | Alberto |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 2 |
| 1st in | 27/59 | 83/117 |
| %1st in | 46% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 51/83 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 19/32 | 11/34 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 32% |
Safiullin made 4 aces . Alberto blasted 2 aces . Safiullin won 74% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Alberto won 61% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 32% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Safiullin | Alberto |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 7 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 7/12 |
| % Converted | 50% | 58% |
| Conceded | 3 | 20 |
| Saved | 2 | 14 |
| % Saved | 67% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
The Russian broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Safiullin conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Genaro broke his opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Safiullin | |||
| R1 Krueger |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 68-51 | 68-51 | |
| Total points | 119 | 119 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 27/59 | 27/59 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 46% | |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 20/27 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/32 | 19/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Alberto | |||
| R1 Svrcina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 110-103 | 110-103 | |
| Total points | 213 | 213 | |
| Winners | 51 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 83/117 | 83/117 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 51/83 | 51/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/34 | 11/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 32% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 20 | 20 | |
| Saved | 14/20 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLWWWLLLW Tennis Scores in Chicago Challenger
- Brandon HoltHolt – Alexander RitschardRitschard (4-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Stefan KozlovKozlov (6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Kaichi UchidaUchida (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Evan ZhuZhu (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Billy HarrisHarris – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Aidan MchughMchugh (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Keegan SmithSmith (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Li TuTu (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Paul JubbJubb (7-68 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Ryan HarrisonHarrison – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-65 7-69) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Dmitry PopkoPopko (6-0 7-65) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Dalibor Svrcina/Petros TsitsipasSvrcina/Petros Tsitsipas (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Govind NandaNanda (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (3-6 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Gijs Brouwer/Reese StalderBrouwer/Reese Stalder – Robert Galloway/Alex LawsonGalloway/Alex Lawson (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Aidan MchughMchugh (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Li TuTu (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ryan HarrisonHarrison – Jordan ThompsonThompson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Radu AlbotAlbot (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Liam BroadyBroady – Brandon HoltHolt (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Billy HarrisHarris – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Borna GojoGojo – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
