Roman Safiullin is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. The Russian has defeated Reilly Opelka 7-5 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where he will face Lorenzo Musetti.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Roman Safiullin’s projected draw together withhislikely opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Safiullin has a negative record (4-7) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Reilly Opelka (114) – 7-5 6-4
R2 – Lorenzo Musetti (16) – H2H 2-1
R3 – Arthur Fils (21) – H2H 0-3
or Gabriel Diallo (88) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Casper Ruud (5) – H2H 0-0
or Alexei Popyrin (27) – H2H 2-1
1/4 – Daniil Medvedev (6) – H2H 0-0
or Tommy Paul (11) – H2H 1-1
1/2 – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 1-2
or Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) – H2H 2-2
Fin – Carlos Alcaraz (3) – H2H 1-1
or Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Lorenzo Musetti’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Roman Safiullin

45 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
6
LWLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 45-22 18-11 19-4 8-6 0-1 0-0
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 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on hard. As for the previous 8 years, the Italian has a 53-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Musetti was overcome by Holger Rune in the 3rd round 6-2 7-6(5).

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This contest would be 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Lorenzo Musetti fight against 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.

R3 – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Arthur Fils

22 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
40
High
14
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 22-11 10-6 10-4 2-1 0-0 0-0
2024 42-28 15-9 14-10 7-6 6-3 0-0
2023 43-24 5-4 13-8 21-10 4-2 0-0
2022 43-28 0-1 23-15 20-12 0-0 0-0
2021 33-26 3-2 29-17 1-7 0-0 0-0
2020 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0

Arthur Fils has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2025, 3-3 on hard. In connection to the previous 6 years, Fils has a 26-19 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Fils was overcome by Casper Ruud in the 3rd round 6-2 6-4.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Arthur Fils

This contest would be 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Arthur Fils play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Fils (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

However, Roman Safiullin could fight against Gabriel Diallo. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

39 - 16win/loss in 2025

Rank
12
High
2
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-16 12-8 14-5 13-3 0-0 0-0
2024 51-25 21-9 24-7 5-8 1-1 0-0
2023 37-23 12-12 22-8 2-2 1-1 0-0
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 10-2 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on hard. Regarding the last 11 years, Casper has a 110-71 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Casper’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final Dallas.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Ruud was overcome by Tommy Paul in the quarter 6-2 1-6 6-3.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Roman Safiullin may compete against Alexei Popyrin. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Roman Safiullin.

1/4 – Daniil Medvedev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

41 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
13
High
1
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 41-23 20-12 6-4 10-4 5-3 0-0
2024 46-21 28-9 11-5 1-5 6-2 0-0
2023 66-18 38-8 10-3 11-4 7-3 0-0
2022 45-19 26-8 3-2 8-6 8-3 0-0
2021 63-13 33-5 5-3 18-3 7-2 0-0
2020 28-10 14-4 0-2 14-4 0-0 0-0
2019 59-21 34-8 8-5 12-5 5-3 0-0
2018 53-25 27-9 1-5 21-7 4-4 0-0

Daniil Medvedev has a 8-5 win-loss record in 2025, 5-3 on hard. As for the previous 13 years, the Russian has a 252-82 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal Marseille.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Russian was defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Daniil Medvedev

There is no head to head record between Roman Safiullin and Daniil Medvedev since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Roman Safiullin may come up against Tommy Paul. Their head to head is 1-1.

1/2 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Alexander Zverev

57 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 57-25 24-9 18-7 9-6 6-3 0-0
2024 69-21 29-10 23-6 11-3 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
2019 44-25 20-9 16-8 6-5 2-3 0-0
2018 60-19 25-9 21-4 12-4 2-2 0-0

Alexander Zverev has a 12-4 win-loss record in 2025, 9-2 on hard. In connection to the last 13 years, Alexander has a 213-99 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The German’s best achievement of the year was reaching the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Alexander capitulated to Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter 6-3 6-1.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Alexander Zverev

This contest would be 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Roman Safiullin may take on Stefanos Tsitsipas. Their head to head is 2-2.

Final – Carlos Alcaraz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

71 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 71-9 28-4 22-1 10-3 11-1 0-0
2024 54-13 22-5 17-4 7-3 8-1 0-0
2023 65-12 26-6 25-3 2-3 12-0 0-0
2022 57-13 21-4 27-4 6-4 3-1 0-0
2021 48-19 15-8 22-7 10-3 1-1 0-0
2020 39-7 10-0 29-7 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 18-10 3-2 15-8 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-2 0-0 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Carlos Alcaraz has a 11-2 win-loss record in 2025, 6-2 on hard. Talking about the previous 8 years, the Spaniard has a 103-29 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alcaraz won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Rotterdam where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Alcaraz won the title after besting Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 6-1.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Carlos Alcaraz

This contest would be 3rd time that Roman Safiullin and Carlos Alcaraz play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Safiullin and Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Roman Safiullin may square off with Taylor Fritz. Their head to head record is 0-0.