Roman Safiullin shocks Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Tuesday. Safiullin will face off with Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes.
Roman added to his prize money € 36,060 after winning this match. He has already won € 77,760 after this win. If he wins the next match, Safiullin will add € 67,620 to his earnings to get in total € 145,380 in total.
Highlights Roman Safiullin vs. Carlos Alcaraz Rolex Paris Masters – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Safiullin scored 60 points vs. Carlos’s 53.
Safiullin
The Russian was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he procured (4/8).
Alcaraz
On the other side, Alcaraz was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (2/4). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Safiullin and Alcaraz is 1-0 for Roman.
Draw and next match H2H: Roman Safiullin vs. Karen Khachanov – stats
Safiullin will face Khachanov in the 3rd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Karen Khachanov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Khachanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Khachanov won 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Vienna back in October 2023.
Live score progression and stats
Safiullin clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Roman broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.
The Spaniard was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Safiullin was flawless in converting all his break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40).
They played 51 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Roman won just 3 more points than Carlos (27-24). Roman surrendered 8 points on serve (17-8). On the losing side, the Spaniard conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
The Russian won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The Russian broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game to win the set 6-4.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Roman won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 1-3 to 5-3.
Safiullin converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40).
They played 64 points. Roman was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Carlos (34-30). The Russian conceded 14 points on serve (20-14). On the other side, Carlos conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).
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