[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Roman Safiullin’s draw vs Mensik, Machac, Zverev, Fritz, Djokovic to win the Miami

Miami draw preview with H2H - Roman Safiullin may need to overcome Jakub Mensik, Tomas Machac, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Novak Djokovic to conquer the title in the Miami Open.

Roman Safiullin Stats info

Roman Safiullin is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Miami. The Russian has defeated Jenson Brooksby 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Alexei Popyrin 6-74 6-3 7-5 to reach the 3rd round where he will face Jakub Mensik.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Roman Safiullin’s projected draw includinghisplausible opposition in Miami Open. The Russian has a weak record (4-6) with the likely opposition.

R1 – Jenson Brooksby (544) – 6-3 3-6 6-3
R2 – Alexei Popyrin (26) – 6-74 6-3 7-5
R3 – Jakub Mensik (54) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Tomas Machac (21) – H2H 3-1
or Reilly Opelka (114) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Alexander Zverev (2) – H2H 1-2
or Frances Tiafoe (17) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Taylor Fritz (4) – H2H 0-0
or Alex De Minaur (11) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Novak Djokovic (5) – H2H 0-3
or Casper Ruud (6) – H2H 0-0
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R3 – Jakub Mensik’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

14 - 7win/loss in 2025

Rank
54
High
45
WWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-7 13-6 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 41-27 26-12 6-4 7-6 2-5 0-0
2023 37-23 10-6 17-11 10-6 0-0 0-0
2022 37-16 18-4 17-10 0-1 0-0 2-1
2021 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Jakub Mensik has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2025, 12-6 on hard. In the previous 4 years, the Czech has a 66-28 record on hard. Mensik won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Czech’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal the Cap Cana Challenger.

Last year in Miami Open Mensik lost to Lukas Klein in the qualifications 7-6(6) 7-5.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Jakub Mensik

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

R4 – Tomas Machac’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Roman Safiullin

14 - 5win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
20
WWLWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-5 11-4 0-0 3-1 0-0 0-0
2024 37-24 22-11 9-5 5-6 1-2 0-0
2023 52-27 15-10 16-11 18-5 3-1 0-0
2022 47-19 24-6 5-2 18-10 0-0 0-1
2021 28-19 5-4 5-4 12-6 2-3 4-2
2020 27-12 0-0 12-6 15-5 0-0 0-1
2019 34-20 6-2 18-9 6-6 0-0 4-3
2018 31-8 0-0 12-6 11-1 0-0 8-1

Tomas Machac has a 13-5 record in 2025, 10-4 on hard. As for the previous 9 years, Machac has a 82-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Tomas won 8 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Acapulco where he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final 7-6(6) 6-2.

Last year in Miami Open the Czech lost to Jannik Sinner in the quarter 6-4 6-2.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Tomas Machac

This match would represent the 5th time that Roman Safiullin and Tomas Machac clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Safiullin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Roman Safiullin could come up against Reilly Opelka. Their H2H is 1-0 for Roman Safiullin.

1/4 – Alexander Zverev’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Alexander Zverev

14 - 6win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
2
LWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 14-6 11-4 3-2 0-0 0-0 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 13-5 win-loss record in 2025, 10-3 on hard. During the previous 13 years, the German has a 212-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zverev won 5 of his last 10 matches.

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

Last year in Miami Open the German lost to Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinal 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Alexander Zverev

This match would represent the 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Alexander Zverev fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Roman Safiullin could fight against Frances Tiafoe. Their head to head is 1-0 for Roman Safiullin.

1/2 – Taylor Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

13 - 5win/loss in 2025

Rank
4
High
4
WWWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 13-5 12-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 54-23 23-10 15-7 6-4 10-2 0-0
2023 54-24 35-11 11-6 5-3 3-4 0-0
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0

Taylor Fritz has a 11-5 win-loss record in 2025, 10-4 on hard. In connection to the last 12 years, Fritz has a 246-125 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Fritz won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of the year was winning the competition in Australia where he defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4).

Last year in Miami Open Fritz surrendered to Thiago Seyboth Wild in the 2nd round 6-3 6-4.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Taylor Fritz

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

Possibly, Roman Safiullin may compete against Alex De Minaur. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Alex De Minaur.

Final – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Novak Djokovic

10 - 4win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
1
WWWLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 10-4 10-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2024 37-9 15-5 16-3 1-0 5-1 0-0
2023 56-7 27-1 12-3 11-2 6-1 0-0
2022 42-7 2-1 14-4 19-2 7-0 0-0
2021 55-7 19-3 18-3 11-1 7-0 0-0
2020 41-5 26-1 11-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2019 57-11 26-6 15-3 9-2 7-0 0-0
2018 53-13 23-4 11-5 8-3 11-1 0-0

Novak Djokovic has a 9-4 record in 2025, he played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 22 years, Djokovic has a 550-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Novak won 7 of his last 10 matches.

The Serbian’s best achievement of the year was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open .

Last year in Miami Open Novak didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic

This match would represent the 4th time that Roman Safiullin and Novak Djokovic fight against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Roman Safiullin may fight against Casper Ruud. Their H2H is 0-0.