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 | 60% | 15/25 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 5/11 | 100% | 4/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 15/36 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 45% | 10/22 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 8/12 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 9/14 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 20/22 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 15/22 | 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 (50% vs 50%, 3,444 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
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Safiullin | Kokkinakis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Roman Safiullin | Thanasi Kokkinakis | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 13/13 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 92% | 12/13 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 5 or more | 69% | 9/13 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 10 or more | 31% | 4/13 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 15 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 20 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 25% | 2/8 |
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 | 10–6 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.47 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | +13.7% | -31.4% |
| Units P/L | +2.19u | -2.51u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Safiullin | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 4 | 1 |
| Distance | 1,107 mi · 1,781 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | MEX → USA | 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 (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
Hugo Grenier
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round
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
Jul 5
Joao Fonseca
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Botic van de Zandschulp
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Jerome Kym
Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Nuno Borges
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
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
Tomas Barrios Vera
Bratislava Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–42 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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