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Denis Shapovalov vs Roman SafiullinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

🇨🇦Denis Shapovalov

#47 · 27 yrs · L

2–1

3 meetings · sets 5–4

🇷🇺Roman Safiullin

#98 · 29 yrs · R

Denis Shapovalov and Roman Safiullin have met 3 times since 2022; Denis Shapovalov leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at ATP Cup - Sydney in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Shapovalov leads 2–0. Across all meetings Shapovalov has taken 5 sets to Safiullin's 4. Their most recent meeting: Roman Safiullin won at Wimbledon - London (2023).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

Indicator	Shapovalov	Safiullin
Indicator	Denis Shapovalov		Roman Safiullin
Wins in straight sets	44%	8/18	60%	15/25
Wins a set when losing	28%	5/18	45%	5/11
Goes to a deciding set	42%	15/36	42%	15/36
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite	30%	7/23	45%	10/22
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog	62%	8/13	67%	8/12
Tiebreak sets won	60%	6/10	64%	9/14
Wins after taking set 1	83%	15/18	91%	20/22
Wins 2-0 after taking set 1	44%	8/18	68%	15/22

Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shapovalov 1, Safiullin 0).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Shapovalov

💥 Big Hitter

Power groundstrokesHigh winner countAggressive shotsShort rallies

Safiullin

💥 Big Hitter

Power groundstrokesHigh winner countAggressive shotsShort rallies

Matchup analysis

Both Denis Shapovalov and Roman Safiullin are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 2,644 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.

Previous meetings

3 career meetings, newest first

Jul 9, 2023

Wimbledon - London

G Grass · 4th Round

Safiullin

Jan 5, 2023

Adelaide International 1 - Adelaide

H Hard · 2nd Round

Shapovalov

Jan 8, 2022

ATP Cup - Sydney

H Hard · Semifinals

Shapovalov

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

Outcome	Shapovalov	Safiullin
Outcome	Denis Shapovalov		Roman Safiullin
1 or more	100%	10/10	100%	13/13
3 or more	80%	8/10	92%	12/13
5 or more	70%	7/10	69%	9/13
10 or more	0%	0/10	31%	4/13
15 or more	0%	0/10	15%	2/13
20 or more	0%	0/10	8%	1/13

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

Metric	Shapovalov	Safiullin
W-L	6–5	10–6
Avg odds	2.01	2.47
ROI %	-7.8%	+13.7%
Units P/L	-0.86u	+2.19u

Travel

Last 30 days

Metric	Shapovalov	Safiullin
Countries	2	2
Events	2	2
Matches	5	4
Distance	1,847 mi · 2,972 km	1,107 mi · 1,781 km
Route	MEX → USA	MEX → USA

Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.

Common opponents

Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months

Safiullin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Shapovalov's 17%).

Opponent	Shapovalov	Safiullin
Joao Fonseca	L 75 46 36	W 63 63 63
Botic van de Zandschulp	L 57 36	W 60 46 63 36 76
Jaime Faria	L 46 57 46	W 46 64 76
Casper Ruud	L 36 46	L 26 67 75 60 26
Valentin Royer	W 76 62	W 61 62
Alexander Blockx	L 46 64 36	L 26 26

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Shapovalov

LWLWWWWL

Rafael Jodar

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round

Aug 16

Adrian Mannarino

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round

Aug 13

Arthur Gea

Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · Final

Aug 1

Cameron Norrie

Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · Semifinals

Jul 31

Dalibor Svrcina

Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · Quarterfinals

Jul 31

Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez

Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · 2nd Round

Jul 30

Rinky Hijikata

Mifel Tennis Open - Los Cabos · 1st Round

Jul 29

Pablo Carreno Busta

Wimbledon · Round of 128

6⁷7⁹

Jun 30

Safiullin

LLWWLWWW

Hugo Grenier

Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round

6⁶7

Aug 25

Hubert Hurkacz

Cancun Challenger · Quarterfinals

Aug 22

Stan Wawrinka

Cancun Challenger · 2nd Round

Aug 21

Sebastian Ofner

Cancun Challenger · 1st Round

Aug 19

Novak Djokovic

Wimbledon - London · 4th Round

6⁶7

Jul 5

Joao Fonseca

Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round

Jul 3

Botic van de Zandschulp

Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round

76⁵

Jul 1

Jerome Kym

Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying

7⁷6²

7⁸6⁶

Jun 30

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ ShapovalovShapovalov ahead↓ Safiullin

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–42 matches

Metric	Shapovalov	Safiullin
Matches won	46%	69%
Sets won	43%	61%
Games won	49%	54%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

Stage	Shapovalov	Safiullin
Grand Slam	0	1
ATP World Tour 250	1	0
ATP Cup	1	0

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

Surface	Shapovalov	Safiullin
Hard	2	0
Grass	0	1

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Denis Shapovalov vs Roman Safiullin FAQ

Denis Shapovalov leads the head-to-head 2–1 over 3 meetings.

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Style Matchup

Previous meetings

Prop Research

Player ROI

Travel

Common opponents

Recent Form

Rivalry momentum

Win rate

Record by tier

By surface

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