R16 China Open 2026

Andrey Rublev #24 def. Roman Safiullin #84

6-2 3-6 6-4

Andrey Rublev defeated Roman Safiullin 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the 2026 China Open second round on hard courts on October 3, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndrey RublevRoman Safiullin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1215
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.0%66.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.0%42.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.0%59.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.0%31.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.5-5.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.5-4.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldAndrey RublevRoman Safiullin
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateOct 20, 1997Aug 7, 1997
Age2829
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2484
Ranking points (entering)2,085694
Elo (entering)1,8571,816
Current career W-L382–21963–79
Current career earnings$34,288,494$4,884,323
Pre-match H2H
Andrey Rublev #24 0 – 1 Roman Safiullin #84

Path

Andrey Rublev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tallon Griekspoor #556-4 5-7 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2026R32

Andrey Rublev's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex de Minaur #106-1 2-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2026QF

Roman Safiullin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavio Cobolli #76-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2026R32