Frances Tiafoe vs Roman SafiullinPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Frances Tiafoe and Roman Safiullin have met 2 times since 2024; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai in 2024 on hard. Across all meetings Tiafoe has taken 4 sets to Safiullin's 2. Their most recent meeting: Frances Tiafoe won at French Open - Paris (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tiafoe | Safiullin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Frances Tiafoe | Roman Safiullin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 20/33 | 62% | 21/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 18/47 | 40% | 19/48 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 15/28 | 50% | 15/30 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 68% | 13/19 | 67% | 10/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 10/20 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 96% | 27/28 | 93% | 26/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 20/28 | 75% | 21/28 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tiafoe 0, Safiullin 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tiafoe
💥 Big Hitter
Safiullin
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Frances Tiafoe and Roman Safiullin are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,120 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
May 25, 2025
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Oct 8, 2024
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai
H Hard · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tiafoe | Safiullin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Frances Tiafoe | Roman Safiullin | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 15/15 |
| 3 or more | 89% | 16/18 | 93% | 14/15 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 10/18 | 80% | 12/15 |
| 10 or more | 17% | 3/18 | 13% | 2/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 13% | 2/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tiafoe | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–5 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.04 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | +23.4% | -10.7% |
| Units P/L | +4.21u | -1.61u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tiafoe | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 10 |
| Distance | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km | 1,361 mi · 2,191 km |
| Route | JPN → CHN | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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
Tiafoe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Safiullin's 71%).
| Opponent | Tiafoe | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Rinky Hijikata | W 64 64 | W 75 63 |
| Flavio Cobolli | W 62 76 | W 63 62 |
| Daniil Medvedev | W 76 64 76 | L 57 46 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | W 67 76 64 67 64 | L 46 36 |
| Jan Choinski | W 46 62 75 62 | W 62 63 |
| Jaime Faria | W 46 67 76 61 62 | W 46 64 76 |
| Diego Dedura | W 64 64 | W 64 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yannick Hanfmann
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Arthur Fils
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Kei Nishikori
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Ben Shelton
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 11
Alex Michelsen
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 8
Daniil Medvedev
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 6
Valentin Vacherot
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Francisco Cerundolo
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Rinky Hijikata
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Shintaro Mochizuki
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Alexis Galarneau
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Andrey Rublev
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Flavio Cobolli
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Daniil Medvedev
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · Semifinals
Sep 28
Bu Yunchaokete
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · Quarterfinals
Sep 27
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–63 matches
| Metric | Tiafoe | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 71% | 69% |
| Sets won | 63% | 61% |
| Games won | 54% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tiafoe | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tiafoe | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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