Who Will Win: Eubanks Vs Safiullin? Prediction For ATP Winston-salem Open 2024

What Time Will Christopher Eubanks Play Against Roman Safiullin?

Eubanks and Safiullin are on the Day 4 Schedule at Winston-salem Open 2024 on Wednesday 21 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

[WC] Christopher Eubanks (USA) and [17] Roman Safiullin are set to face each other for the first time at tour-level. However, they have previously met twice in other tournaments. Safiullin emerged victorious in both encounters, winning 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the Australian Open qualifiers and 6-4 6-4 in the Cary CH quarterfinals.

Eubanks, currently 28 years old, holds a ranking of World No. 120 and reached his career-high ranking of No. 29 in July 2023. In that same year, he achieved a personal-best of 21 wins and made his Top 100 debut at the age of 26. His breakthrough came when he reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals, defeating No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round, which remains the biggest win of his career.

Furthermore, Eubanks broke into the Top 100 by reaching the ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals as a qualifier at the 2023 Miami tournament in March. He then entered the Top 50 by winning his first ATP Tour title at the 2023 Mallorca, defeating Adrian Mannarino in the final.

Eubanks has also recorded notable victories against his compatriots Taylor Fritz and Jared Donaldson in his hometown, en route to reaching the 2017 Atlanta quarterfinals as a wildcard. In addition, he defeated then-No. 106 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the qualifying rounds of the 2019 Australian Open and Pedro Martinez for his first Grand Slam main draw win at the 2022 US Open.

Before turning professional, Eubanks played college tennis at Georgia Tech from 2015-2017, earning the title of a 2-time All-American and 2-time ACC Player of

the Year.

As for Safiullin, currently 27 years old, he holds a ranking of World No. 59 and achieved his career-high ranking of No. 36 in January 2024. The former World No. 2 junior broke into the Top 100 in August 2022.

In 2023, Safiullin achieved his personal-best of 20 wins, including a runner-up finish in his first ATP Tour final at Chengdu. He also made headlines by defeating World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz at ATP Masters 1000 Paris, advancing to the third round as a qualifier.

Safiullin’s achievements in Grand Slam tournaments include becoming the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist at Wimbledon since Nick Kyrgios in 2014 when he ranked World No. 92. He also reached his first ATP Tour semifinal by defeating 2-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, who was then ranked World No. 4, at the 2022 Marseille tournament. Safiullin further advanced to his second semifinal on indoor hard courts at the 2022 Tel Aviv.

During his junior career on the ITF Junior Circuit, Safiullin boasted an impressive record of 105 wins and 21 titles. He defeated notable players such as Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, and Karen Khachanov, culminating in winning the 2015 Australian Open junior championship.

Safiullin has already secured his spot in the quarterfinals of five previous tour-level tournaments and is looking to reach his second quarterfinal of 2024, following his semifinal appearance at the Brisbane tournament earlier in the year. Most recently, he won his fifth Challenger title in Cary, where he defeated Eubanks in the quarterfinals.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Eubanks will win.
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