ATP 250 · Semifinals · Tel Aviv
Final score & match stats
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 H2H matter most when Novak Djokovic plays Roman Safiullin.
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.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Djokovic
0
Safiullin
Oct 9, 2024
ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai
H Hard · Round of 16
Apr 9, 2024
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Round of 32
Oct 1, 2022
Tel Aviv
H Hard · Semifinals
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 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Djokovic | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 70.3% | 63.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 73.7% | 72.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 56.8% | 51.4% |
| Aces / Match | 7.5 | 7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.3% | 54% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.8% | 31.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.1% | 49.8% |
| BP Converted % | 44.8% | 39% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17 | 35.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 26 | 29.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.4% | 82% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.7% | 50.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
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
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
Matchup overview
Novak Djokovic and Roman Safiullin face off in the Semifinals at Tel Aviv on Hard.
Novak Djokovic leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Novak Djokovic is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Joao Fonseca (May 29).
Roman Safiullin is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs August Holmgren (Jun 16).
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