Novak Djokovic and Roman Safiullin have met 3 times since 2022; Novak Djokovic leads 3–0. Their most recent meeting: Novak Djokovic won at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Djokovic
💥 Big Hitter
Safiullin
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 8,831 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Djokovic | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 16–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | -45.3% | +25.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.81u | +5.44u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Safiullin's 50%).
| Opponent | Djokovic | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | W 57 75 61 64 | L 57 76 67 |
| Valentin Royer | W 63 62 67 63 | W 61 62 |
Last five matches per player
Joao Fonseca
Roland Garros · Round of 32
May 29
Valentin Royer
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 24
Dino Prizmic
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 64
May 8
Jack Draper
BNP Paribas Open · Round of 16
Mar 11
Aleksandar Kovacevic
BNP Paribas Open · Round of 32
Mar 9
Kamil Majchrzak
BNP Paribas Open · Round of 64
Mar 7
Carlos Alcaraz
Australian Open · Final
Jan 31
August Holmgren
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 16
Oliver Tarvet
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Zhizhen Zhang
Lexus Nottingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 14
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Alexis Galarneau
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Petr Bar Biryukov
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Casper Ruud
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Tom Gentzsch
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–39 matches
| Metric | Djokovic | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 76% | 62% |
| Sets won | 68% | 54% |
| Games won | 57% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Djokovic | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Djokovic | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
