ATP Challenger Tour · Semifinals · Bratislava 2
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Safiullin
🤖 Servebot
Nishikori
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 58% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,477 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 counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. 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 | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–5 | 2–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 1.62 |
| ROI % | +25.9% | -30.0% |
| Units P/L | +5.44u | -1.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Safiullin
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Nishikori
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Safiullin | Nishikori |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.8% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 72.4% | 67.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.4% | 52% |
| Aces / Match | 7 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54% | 64.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.3% | 35.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.8% | 53.9% |
| BP Converted % | 39% | 46.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 35.7 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.8 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 82% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 52% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
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
Colton Smith
Savannah Challenger · Round of 32
Apr 21
Jack Kennedy
Savannah Challenger · Round of 16
Apr 15
Yibing Wu
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 16
Apr 9
Nicolas Kicker
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Round of 32
Apr 8
Clement Tabur
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Round of 32
Mar 9
Matchup overview
Roman Safiullin and Kei Nishikori face off in the Semifinals at Bratislava 2 on Hard.
Roman Safiullin leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Roman Safiullin is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs August Holmgren (Jun 16).
Kei Nishikori is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Colton Smith (Apr 21).
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