Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Denis Kudla #108 def. Roman Safiullin #97

3-6 7-5 7-6(6) 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jan 18, 2023*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	R128
Winner	Denis Kudla
Score	3-6 7-5 7-6(6) 6-3
Loser	Roman Safiullin
Duration	3h 2m

Stat	Denis Kudla	Roman Safiullin
Aces	12	16
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	62	59
First serve points won %	81	74
Second serve points won %	50	50
Break points saved %	57	29
Break points converted %	71	43
Service points won %	69	64
Return points won %	36	31
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Denis Kudla	Roman Safiullin
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Aug 17, 1992	Aug 7, 1997
Age	30	25
Height	180	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	108	97
Ranking points (entering)	522	563
Elo (entering)	1,579	1,722
Career W-L	71–131	56–74
Career earnings	$4,712,965	$4,283,728

Pre-match H2H

Denis Kudla 0 – 0 Roman Safiullin

Path

Denis Kudla's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 17, 2023	Q2	Carlos Taberner	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 16, 2023	Q1	Omar Jasika	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Denis Kudla's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 2023	R64	Ugo Humbert	2-6 7-6(5) 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Roman Safiullin's path

No prior matches in this tournament.