Roman Safiullin vs Thanasi KokkinakisPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Roman Safiullin and Thanasi Kokkinakis have met 2 times since 2021; Thanasi Kokkinakis leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Cassis Challenger in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Kokkinakis leads 2–0. Kokkinakis has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Safiullin has taken 2 sets to Kokkinakis's 5. Their most recent meeting: Thanasi Kokkinakis won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Safiullin | Kokkinakis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Roman Safiullin | Thanasi Kokkinakis | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 21/34 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 6/14 | 100% | 4/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 19/48 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 15/30 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 10/15 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 59% | 10/17 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 26/28 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 50% | 4/8 |
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 (Safiullin 0, Kokkinakis 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Safiullin
💥 Big Hitter
Kokkinakis
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 13, 2025
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 8, 2021
Cassis Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Safiullin | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 1–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 1.93 |
| ROI % | -10.7% | -64.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.61u | -1.92u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Safiullin | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 10 | — |
| Distance | 1,361 mi · 2,191 km | — |
| Route | 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
Safiullin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kokkinakis's 0%).
| Opponent | Safiullin | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome Kym | W 46 76 36 76 64 | L 60 67 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Nuno Borges
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Alexei Popyrin
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Adam Walton
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Evan Zhu
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Alexander Bublik
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Jerome Kym
Dublin Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 16
Ammar Elamin
Dublin Challenger · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Harold Mayot
Dublin Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–55 matches
| Metric | Safiullin | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 69% | 62% |
| Sets won | 61% | 59% |
| Games won | 54% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Safiullin | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Safiullin | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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