No. 61-ranked Roman Safiullin will take on No. 27 Alexander Bublik in the Rolex Shanghai Masters Round of 64 on Friday, October 4.
In his last outing, Safiullin fell to Jannik Sinner 6-3, 2-6, 3-6 in the Round of 16 at the China Open on September 28, 2024. Bublik lost in three sets the most recent time he played, falling 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 to Flavio Cobolli at the Round of 32 of the China Open on September 26, 2024.
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Roman Safiullin vs. Alexander Bublik matchup stats
- In 11 hard-court tournaments so far this year, Safiullin has a match record of 7-12.
- While playing on hard courts, Safiullin has a 75.8% winning percentage in service games and a 22.6% winning percentage in return games (182 service games won out of 240, and 53 return games won out of 235).
- On hard courts, Safiullin ranks 55th in break point winning percentage (37.1%) after going 52-for-140.
- Safiullin was beaten by Sinner (6-3, 2-6, 3-6) on September 28 in the Round of 16 of his most recent tournament, the China Open.
- Bublik has gone 15-11 through 12 tournaments on hard courts so far this year.
- On hard courts, Bublik has won 22.5% of his return games and 76.8% of his service games.
- Bublik has converted 42.0% of his break-point chances on hard courts (68 of 162).
- Bublik suffered defeat in the Round of 32 of his previous tournament (the China Open) on September 26, when he lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 to Cobolli.
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