In a match slated for Saturday, Roman Safiullin (No. 69 in rankings) will face Jannik Sinner (No. 1) in the Round of 16 at the China Open.
Sinner heads into the Round of 16 after winning in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, over Nicolas Jarry on Thursday in the Round of 32. Safiullin is coming off a three-set loss in his last match on Wednesday in the qualifying round to Roberto Bautista Agut (5-7, 6-3, 4-6).
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Jannik Sinner vs. Roman Safiullin matchup stats
- Sinner has won five tournaments on hard courts this year, with a match record of 36-2 on that surface.
- Sinner has finished 420-for-462 in service games when playing on hard courts (90.9% winning percentage), and 150-for-459 in return games (32.7%).
- On hard courts, Sinner is 141-for-336 on break points (42.0%) which ranks second.
- Sinner was victorious in his last tournament (the US Open), defeating No. 12-ranked Taylor Fritz in the final 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 on September 8.
- Safiullin has failed to win any of his 11 tournaments on hard courts so far this year, putting up a 6-11 match record on that surface.
- On hard courts, Safiullin has won 23.0% of his return games and 75.1% of his service games.
- Safiullin has converted 48 of 131 break points on hard courts (36.6%), and is 60th in break points won.
- In his previous tournament (the Chengdu Open) on September 21, Safiullin played Juncheng Shang in the Round of 16 and lost 7-5, 3-6, 3-6.
Sinner vs. Safiullin futures odds
Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 7:14 AM ET.
- Sinner Odds to Win the 2024 China Open: +135
- Safiullin Odds to Win the 2024 China Open: +4000
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