H2H, prediction of Denis Shapovalov vs Roman Safiullin in Wimbledon with odds, preview, pick | 9th July 2023

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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Roman Safiullin

Denis Shapovalov and Roman Safiullin will face off in the 4th round of Wimbledon for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on Court 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Shapovalov who should win in 5 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Denis Shapovalov is the pick to win this match.
Denis Shapovalov -> 1.727
Roman Safiullin -> 2.11

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Prediction and head to head Denis Shapovalov vs. Roman Safiullin

This will be the 3rd time that Denis Shapovalov and Roman Safiullin face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they played each other, Shapovalov won 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Adelaide back in January 2023.

Highlights Denis Shapovalov vs Roman Safiullin – Adelaide 05-January-2023

Denis Shapovalov

Denis Shapovalov
Denis Shapovalov

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
29
High
10
LWLLWLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 15-13 7-6 2-5 5-0 1-2 0-0
2024 33-25 9-10 5-6 16-6 3-3 0-0
2023 13-13 6-6 3-3 0-1 4-3 0-0
2022 34-26 22-12 4-4 7-6 1-4 0-0
2021 30-23 11-11 7-6 4-3 8-3 0-0

Ranked no. 29, Denis got to the 4th round after beating Radu Albot 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-2, Gregoire Barrere 6-3 6-4 7-67 and Liam Broady 4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5.

In the 3rd round against Broady, Shapovalov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5). During the match, Shapovalov scored 147 points vs Broady’s 128. Shapovalov was exceptionally aggressive to blast 57 winners.

Talking about the service games, Shapovalov blasted 14 aces and he was not very steady on his 2nd serve to score 14 double faults. Denis Shapovalov lost the serve 5 times and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Shapovalov put 55% of his first serves in, winning 71% (57/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (31/65) on the 2nd serve. Denis broke Broady 8 times after converting 53% of his break points (8/15).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Shapovalov has dropped 2 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Shapovalov has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (276-181). 4-2 on grass in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Shapovalov has a compiled21-20 record in the last 9 years on grass.

Shapovalov has a compiled 13-12 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Wimbledon

Shapovalov
Wimbledon
Shapovalov's Record

Roman Safiullin

Roman Safiullin
Roman Safiullin

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
75
High
36
LLLLLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 9-14 6-8 3-4 0-0 0-2 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. 92, the Russian got to the 4th round after beating Roberto Bautista Agut 2-6 7-67 6-74 6-4 7-5, Corentin Moutet 7-5 6-3 7-64 and Guido Pella 7-61 6-4 6-0.

In the 3rd round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Pella (7-61 6-4 6-0). During the match Safiullin scored 103 points vs Pella’s 67. Roman was pretty aggressive to blast 45 winners.

About the serving games, Safiullin struck 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Roman Safiullin was pretty effective on serve to win 79% (45/57) of his 1st serve and 72% (18/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Roman broke Pella 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Russian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Koblenz Challenger where he beat Vasek Pospisil in the final 6-2 7-5.

Safiullin has an overall 28-16 win-loss record in 2023, 8-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Wimbledon

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See his history.

Safiullin
Wimbledon
Safiullin's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

D.Shapovalov
R.Safiullin
7h:35
7h:35
Time on court​
8h:40
8h:40
!
3h:12
3h:12
Last match​
1h:47
1h:47
3
3
Match played
3
3
112
112
Games Played​
119
119
11
11
Set played​​
11
11
383
383
Total points​
407
407
127.7
127.7
Avg point​
135.7
135.7
167
167
Winners
176
176
55.7
55.7
Avg Winners​
58.7
58.7
44%
44%
Ratio winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
45
45
Aces
33
33
!
15
15
Avg Aces
!
11
11
24
24
Double Faults
18
18
!
8
8
Avg Double Faults
!
6
6
167/211
167/211
1st won total​
176/230
176/230
!
79%
79%
1st won %
!
77%
77%
69/137
69/137
2nd won total​
71/128
71/128
50%
50%
2nd won %
55%
55%
-- Break Points --
17/36
17/36
BP won
15/36
15/36
5.7/12
5.7/12
Avg BP won
5/12
5/12
47%
47%
Won
42%
42%
25
25
Conceded
21
21
8.3
8.3
Avg Conceded
7
7
8
8
Broken
9
9
2.7
2.7
Avg Broken
3
3
17
17
Saved
12
12

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Shapovalov Safiullin
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 11 11
Tot Games 112 119
Pts 383-318 407-345
Total Points 701 752
Winners 167 176
%Winners 44% 43%

Both Shapovalov and Safiullin played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Shapovalov lost 2 sets, while Roman Safiullin lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Shapovalov and Safiullin have played the same amount of sets 11. However, Shapovalov played 7 games less than Safiullin. Shapovalov scored 167 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian scored 176 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve Shapovalov Safiullin
Aces 45 33
Avg per match 15 11
1st in 211/348 230/358
%1st in 61% 64%
1st pts 167/211 176/230
%1st pts 79% 77%
2nd pts 69/137 71/128
%2nd pts 50% 55%

Shapovalov bagged 45 aces (15 per match). Safiullin made 33 aces (11 per match). Shapovalov won 79% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Safiullin won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Shapovalov Safiullin
Won 17 15
Converted 17/36 15/36
% Converted 47% 42%
Conceded 25 21
Saved 17 12
% Saved 68% 57%
Times Broken 8 9

The Canadian broke his opponents 17 times with a 47% conversion rate. Denis surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Roman broke his opponents 15 times with a 42% conversion rate. Safiullin conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Shapovalov
R1
Albot
R2
Barrere
R3
Broady
Total
Score 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-4 7-67 4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5
Tot Set 4 3 4 11
Tot Games 38 32 42 112
pts 128-101 108-89 147-128 383-318
Total points 229 197 275 701
Winners 51 59 57 167
%Winners 40% 55% 39% 44%
SERVE
Aces 13 18 14 45
Double Faults 7 3 14 24
1st in 60/105 71/98 80/145 211/348
% 1st in 57% 72% 55% 61%
1st pts 51/60 59/71 57/80 167/211
% 1st pts 85% 83% 71% 79%
2nd pts 22/45 16/27 31/65 69/137
% 2nd pts 49% 59% 48% 50%
Breaks
Won 7 2 8 17
Converted 7/16 2/5 8/15 17/36
Converted % 44% 40% 53% 47%
Conceded 7 1 17 25
Saved 4/7 1/1 12/17 17
Saved % 57% 100% 71% 76%
Times Broken 3 0 5 8
Safiullin
R1
Bautista-Agut
R2
Moutet
R3
Pella
Total
Score 2-6 7-67 6-74 6-4 7-5 7-5 6-3 7-64 7-61 6-4 6-0
Tot Set 5 3 3 11
Tot Games 56 34 29 119
pts 180-174 124-104 103-67 407-345
Total points 354 228 170 752
Winners 81 50 45 176
%Winners 45% 40% 44% 43%
SERVE
Aces 17 5 11 33
Double Faults 9 8 1 18
1st in 110/170 63/106 57/82 230/358
% 1st in 65% 59% 70% 64%
1st pts 81/110 50/63 45/57 176/230
% 1st pts 74% 79% 79% 77%
2nd pts 33/60 20/43 18/25 71/128
% 2nd pts 55% 47% 72% 55%
Breaks
Won 4 6 5 15
Converted 4/13 6/15 5/8 15/36
Converted % 31% 40% 63% 42%
Conceded 9 9 3 21
Saved 5/9 5/9 2/3 12
Saved % 56% 56% 67% 60%
Times Broken 4 4 1 9

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Shapovalov
LWLLWLLWLL
Safiullin
LLLLLLWWWL
2025 2024 2023
15 - 13
9 - 14
7-6
Hard
6-8
5-0
I Hard
0-0
2-5
Clay
3-4
1-2
Grass
0-2

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