Alexander Zverev and Roman Safiullin will play each other in the 2nd round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 8:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. 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 Alexander Zverev who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.39
Roman Safiullin -> 3
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Roman Safiullin
This will be the 3rd time that Alexander Zverev and Roman Safiullin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Zverev won 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final in Chengdu back in September 2023.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Roman Safiullin – Chengdu 26-September-2023
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57-18 | 27-9 | 23-6 | 1-1 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 12-7 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, Zverev will start his run in Shanghai after he played his last match in Beijing where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Medvedev in the semifinal on the 3rd of October.
Alexander has an overall 49-22 win-loss record in 2023, 22-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title in Hamburg where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 7-5 6-3 and in Chengdu where he defeated Roman Safiullin in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Alexander has an overall 455-219 record. He has a positive 173-85 record on hard.
Previously in Shanghai
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2019. See his history.
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. 50, the Russian reached the 2nd round after defeating Andy Murray 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, Roman had a good straight sets win against Murray (6-3 6-2). During the match Safiullin scored 70 points vs Murray’s 57. The Russian was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Safiullin managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Roman Safiullin lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Safiullin put 64% of his first serves in, winning 68% (28/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Roman broke Murray 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Koblenz Challenger where he beat Vasek Pospisil in the final 6-2 7-5.
The Russian has a composed 35-21 win-loss record in 2023, 12-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWLWWW Tennis Scores in Shanghai
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Philip SekulicSekulic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Pavel KotovKotov (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-4 7-67) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Max PurcellPurcell (7-65 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Dane SweenySweeny – Taro DanielDaniel (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Corentin MoutetMoutet (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 7-610) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Rigele TeTe (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-4 6-710 6-3) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Andy MurrayMurray (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-76 6-2 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-4 3-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-7(6) 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Philip SekulicSekulic (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Arthur FilsFils – Pavel KotovKotov (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Daniel EvansEvans (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Christopher EubanksEubanks (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Quentin HalysHalys (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Terence AtmaneAtmane (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Christian GarinGarin – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Sebastian OfnerOfner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jeff WolfWolf – Pedro CachinCachin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Marcos GironGiron (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dane SweenySweeny – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Laslo DjereDjere (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (0-0) – H2H and prediction
