Roman Safiullin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Chengdu. Roman has defeated Fabio Fognini 6-3 4-6 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Juncheng Shang.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Roman Safiullin’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opposition in Chengdu Open. Roman has a favorable record (3-2) with the projected opponents.
R2 – Juncheng Shang’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Juncheng Shang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-24 | 25-10 | 8-7 | 2-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-23 | 21-14 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-24 | 17-8 | 15-10 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-5 | 6-3 | 12-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Juncheng Shang has a 35-19 record in 2024, 20-8 on hard. In the course of the last 4 years, Juncheng has a 64-33 record on hard. Juncheng won 7 of his last 10 matches.
The Chinese’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal Hong Kong, the Bordeaux Challenger and Atlanta.
Last year in Chengdu Open the Chinese didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Juncheng Shang
This contest would be 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Juncheng Shang play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Alexander Bublik’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-25 | 10-11 | 5-6 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-30 | 3-12 | 7-9 | 9-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-27 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 17-8 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-30 | 14-12 | 4-6 | 10-8 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-17 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 44-31 | 20-13 | 2-4 | 14-9 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 34-32 | 17-16 | 1-5 | 11-5 | 2-4 | 3-2 |
| 2017 | 46-28 | 30-13 | 6-6 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 1-1 |
Alexander Bublik has a 23-20 win-loss record in 2024, 9-8 on hard. In the previous 11 years, the Kazakhstani has a 132-102 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani needs to find his way after he has lost the previous 5 matches.
His most significant result of this current year was winning the title in Montpellier where he defeated Borna Coric in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.
Last year in Chengdu Open Alexander lost to Marcos Giron in the 1st round 7-6(6) 6-3.
H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Alexander Bublik
There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Alexander Bublik since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Alternatively, Roman Safiullin could compete against Federico Agustin Gomez. Their H2H is 0-0.
1/2 – Pedro Martinez Portero’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Roman Safiullin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 35-13 | 6-5 | 29-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 34-32 | 7-5 | 26-24 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 53-32 | 17-8 | 34-21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 60-30 | 6-5 | 53-23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Pedro Martinez Portero has a 30-24 record in 2024, 7-6 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Martinez Portero has a 67-59 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard won 3 of his last 10 matches.
Martinez Portero’s most significant result of this current year was reaching the final the Tenerife 1 Challenger, the Girona Challenger, Estoril and the Bordeaux Challenger.
Last year in Chengdu Open the Spaniard didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
This match would represent the 2nd time that Roman Safiullin and Pedro Martinez Portero square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Safiullin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Roman Safiullin may play Yannick Hanfmann. Their head to head is 2-1 for Roman Safiullin.
Final – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Roman Safiullin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-30 | 13-12 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-29 | 10-10 | 16-11 | 0-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-30 | 11-10 | 21-7 | 12-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-31 | 9-8 | 17-12 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-15 | 6-4 | 20-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 32-25 | 1-2 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Lorenzo Musetti has a 40-24 win-loss record in 2024, 9-9 on hard. Talking about the last 7 years, Lorenzo has a 46-43 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Lorenzo won 7 of his last 10 matches.
Musetti’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final the Cagliari Challenger, the Turin Challenger, London and Umag.
Last year in Chengdu Open Musetti was overcome by Roman Safiullin in the semifinal 6-3 6-4.
H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Lorenzo Musetti
This contest would be 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Lorenzo Musetti play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Safiullin (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Roman Safiullin may face Nicolas Jarry. Their head to head record is 1-1.
