Roman Safiullin and Pedro Martinez Portero will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Phoenix Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on COURT 2. In the following paragraphs, 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 -> 1.48
Pedro Martinez Portero -> 2.51
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Prediction and head to head Roman Safiullin vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Pedro Martinez Portero since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Roman Safiullin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-16 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-28 | 18-14 | 5-8 | 6-3 | 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 |
Ranked no. 113, Safiullin will start his run in the Phoenix Challenger after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Ivashka in the 1st round on the 8th of March.
The Russian has an overall 9-7 win-loss record in 2023, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Koblenz Challenger where he defeated Vasek Pospisil in the final 6-2 7-5.
Talking about his overall career, Safiullin has an overall 341-164 record. He has a positive 203-71 record on hard.
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
Roman has never competed in this tournament before.
Pedro Martinez Portero
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-21 | 2-6 | 6-11 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-31 | 7-9 | 27-13 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-35 | 6-9 | 33-25 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-30 | 7-12 | 13-13 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 4-5 | 21-13 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 120, the Spaniard will start his run in the Phoenix Challenger after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd round on the 11th of March.
Martinez Portero has an overall 4-7 win-loss record in 2023, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Martinez Portero has an overall 365-223 record. He has a positive 57-47 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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- Alexander BublikBublik – Denis KudlaKudla (7-69 4-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Quentin HalysHalys – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (7-65 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (7-65 2-0 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Oscar OtteOtte (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Nuno BorgesNuno – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanDiego (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Constant LestienneLestienne (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mikael YmerYmer – Radu AlbotAlbot (1-0) – H2H and prediction
