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Alexei Popyrin #77 def. Roman Safiullin #103

7-5 7-5

Match Information

Date	May 15, 2023*
Tournament	Rome Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	Alexei Popyrin
Score	7-5 7-5
Loser	Roman Safiullin
Duration	1h 54m

Stat	Alexei Popyrin	Roman Safiullin
Aces	6	0
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	65	72
First serve points won %	67	69
Second serve points won %	74	47
Break points saved %	0	25
Break points converted %	75	100
Service points won %	70	63
Return points won %	37	30
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Alexei Popyrin	Roman Safiullin
Country	AUS	RUS
Birth date	Aug 5, 1999	Aug 7, 1997
Age	23	25
Height	196	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	77	103
Ranking points (entering)	726	586
Elo (entering)	1,749	1,757
Career W-L	113–148	56–74
Career earnings	$9,660,664	$4,283,728

Pre-match H2H

Alexei Popyrin 0 – 2 Roman Safiullin

Path

Alexei Popyrin's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 13, 2023	R64	Felix Auger-Aliassime	6-4 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 12, 2023	R128	Christopher O'Connell	6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
May 11, 2023	Q2	Andrea Pellegrino	6-0 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
May 10, 2023	Q1	Riccardo Bonadio	6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Alexei Popyrin's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 17, 2023	R16	Holger Rune	4-6 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Roman Safiullin's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 13, 2023	R64	Sebastian Korda	6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data
May 12, 2023	R128	Marcos Giron	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 11, 2023	Q2	Vit Kopriva	6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
May 10, 2023	Q1	Joao Sousa	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data