Prediction Of Safiullin Vs Bublik H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Roman Safiullin Play Against Alexander Bublik?

Safiullin and Bublik are on the Day 6 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Monday 7 October 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?

2R: Roman Safiullin and Alexander Bublik will face each other for the first time in their careers. Safiullin is 27 years old and currently ranked No. 61 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 36 in January 2024. In 2023, he had his best season, winning 20 matches, including reaching his first ATP Tour final in Chengdu and defeating World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz at ATP Masters 1000 Paris. He also made it to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon as the lowest-ranked player since Kyrgios in 2014. In his junior career, Safiullin had a record of 105-21 with 11 titles, and he won the 2015 Australian Open.

Safiullin’s performance against top 30 players on hard courts this season has not been great, with a 1-7 record. However, he did defeat No. 17 Shelton in the first round of the Brisbane tournament in 2024. He is aiming to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 third round in 2024, which would be the fifth of his career. In his debut at the 2023 Shanghai tournament, he had notable wins over three-time champion Andy Murray and 2019 finalist Alexander Zverev.

Bublik, also 27 years old, is currently ranked No. 27 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 17 in May 2024. He achieved this after winning his fourth ATP Tour title in Montpellier, where he became the first player in ATP Tour history to come back from a set down in every match on the way to winning the title. Bublik has defeated five top 25 players in his career, including No. 9 Jannik Sinner and No. 7 Andrey Rublev, both in the same tournament.

In addition to his success in singles, Bublik has also had notable results in doubles. He reached the final of the 2021 Roland Garros with his countryman Golubev and the semifinals of the 2020 Australian Open with his countryman Kukushkin. Bublik has been a runner-up in several tournaments, including Newport, Chengdu, Antalya, Singapore, Newport again, Metz, and Dubai.

This will be Bublik’s second appearance in the Shanghai tournament, with his previous outing resulting in a first-round loss to Auger-Aliassime in 2019. Bublik has had a strong performance in 2024, with 24 tour-level wins, including his title in Montpellier. He has been particularly successful at coming back after losing the first set, winning 12 out of 19 matches in which he dropped the first set.

The match between Safiullin and Bublik will take place on Grandstand 2.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Safiullin will win.
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