Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Roman Safiullin will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 4:00 pm on ARANTXA SANCHEZ STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Bernabe Zapata Miralles who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Bernabe Zapata Miralles is the pick to win this match.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles -> 1.47
Roman Safiullin -> 2.69
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Prediction and head to head Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Roman Safiullin
There is no head to head record between Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Roman Safiullin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-29 | 1-4 | 16-22 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-29 | 1-9 | 20-13 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-30 | 2-6 | 35-18 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-28 | 6-5 | 23-10 | 8-10 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 0-2 | 16-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 42, the Spaniard reached the 3rd round after beating Mackenzie Mcdonald 3-6 6-3 7-64 and Daniel Evans 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Evans (6-3 6-2). During the match, Zapata Miralles scored 64 points vs Evans’s 41. Bernabe was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zapata Miralles managed to score 6 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Bernabe Zapata Miralles was exceptionally effective on serve to win 83% (29/35) of his 1st serve and 78% (7/9) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Zapata Miralles broke Evans 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zapata Miralles has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Zapata Miralles has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (334-238). 12-6 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zapata Miralles has an overall249-136 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
Zapata Miralles has an aggregate 12-11 win-loss record in 2023, 12-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Madrid
Roman Safiullin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 23-12 | 6-2 | 4-5 | 12-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 112, Roman got to the 3rd round after defeating Joao Sousa 6-2 6-2, Sebastian Ofner 6-4 7-64, Nicolas Jarry 6-2 3-6 6-3 and Tommy Paul 6-3 7-63.
In the 2nd round, Safiullin had a good straight sets win against Paul (6-3 7-63). During the match Safiullin scored 73 points vs Paul’s 60. Safiullin was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Safiullin scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Roman Safiullin was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (45/55) of his 1st serve and 58% (7/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Russian broke Paul once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Koblenz Challenger where he overcame Vasek Pospisil in the final 6-2 7-5.
The Russian has a composed 16-11 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zapata Miralles | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 87 |
| Pts | 175-146 | 289-232 |
| Total Points | 321 | 521 |
| Winners | 79 | 144 |
| %Winners | 45% | 50% |
Zapata Miralles played 2 matches while Safiullin competed in 4 matches. Safiullin started his run from the qualifications while Zapata Miralles had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Bernabe Zapata Miralles lost 1 set, while Roman Safiullin surrendered 1 set. Zapata Miralles has played 4 set(s) less than Safiullin (5 vs 9). Therefore, Zapata Miralles played 39 games less than Safiullin. The Spaniard scored 79 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Roman managed to score 144 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zapata Miralles | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 111/151 | 183/254 |
| %1st in | 74% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 79/111 | 144/183 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 23/40 | 40/71 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 56% |
Zapata Miralles scored 8 aces (4 per match). Safiullin made 17 aces (4.3 per match). Zapata Miralles won 71% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Safiullin won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zapata Miralles | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 11 |
| Converted | 7/13 | 11/22 |
| % Converted | 54% | 50% |
| Conceded | 11 | 9 |
| Saved | 7 | 6 |
| % Saved | 64% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Zapata Miralles broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Zapata Miralles dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Roman broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zapata Miralles | ||||
| R1 Mcdonald |
R2 Evans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 7-64 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 17 | 48 | |
| pts | 111-105 | 64-41 | 175-146 | |
| Total points | 216 | 105 | 321 | |
| Winners | 50 | 29 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 76/107 | 35/44 | 111/151 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 80% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 50/76 | 29/35 | 79/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 83% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/31 | 7/9 | 23/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 78% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/5 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 0/0 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 64% | – | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Safiullin | ||||||
| Q1 Sousa |
Q3 Ofner |
R1 Jarry |
R2 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 7-64 | 6-2 3-6 6-3 | 6-3 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 87 | |
| pts | 66-46 | 71-66 | 79-60 | 73-60 | 289-232 | |
| Total points | 112 | 137 | 139 | 133 | 521 | |
| Winners | 20 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 144 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 54% | 52% | 62% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 30/51 | 49/73 | 49/63 | 55/67 | 183/254 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 67% | 78% | 82% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 20/30 | 38/49 | 41/49 | 45/55 | 144/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 78% | 84% | 82% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 11/24 | 10/14 | 7/12 | 40/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 46% | 71% | 58% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 2/3 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 67% | 43% | 25% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 0% | 100% | 113% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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