ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Nur Sultan
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Safiullin
🤖 Servebot
Ayeni
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 5,936 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Roman Safiullin here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Safiullin | Ayeni |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–5 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 2.75 |
| ROI % | +25.9% | +19.2% |
| Units P/L | +5.44u | +2.88u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Safiullin
0
Ayeni
Aug 2, 2022
Lexington
H Hard · Round of 32
Jul 21, 2022
Nur Sultan
H Hard · Round of 16
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Safiullin | Ayeni |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.8% | 59.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 72.4% | 76.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.4% | 54% |
| Aces / Match | 7 | 5.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54% | 53.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.3% | 30.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.8% | 56.2% |
| BP Converted % | 39% | 41.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 35.7 | 24 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.8 | 25.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 82% | 66.5% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 53.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 75% |
Last five matches per player
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
Carlo Alberto Caniato
Unicredit Czech Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Ivan Ivanov
Kosice Open 2026 · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Franco Agamenone
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 16
May 21
Reda Bennani
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 18
Mert Naci Turker
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 32
May 9
Matchup overview
Roman Safiullin and Alafia Ayeni face off in the Round of 16 at Nur Sultan on Hard.
Roman Safiullin leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Roman Safiullin is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs August Holmgren (Jun 16).
Alafia Ayeni is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Carlo Alberto Caniato (Jun 1).
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