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

What Time Will Roman Safiullin Play Against Novak Djokovic?

Safiullin and Djokovic are on the Day 8 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Wednesday 9 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?

Roman Safiullin and Novak Djokovic have faced each other twice before. Djokovic currently leads the head-to-head 2-0. In their first encounter, which took place in Tel Aviv on a hard court, Djokovic won with a score of 6-1, 7-6(3). Their second match was at the ATP Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo on clay, and Djokovic emerged victorious again with a score of 6-1, 6-2.

Roman Safiullin is currently 27 years old and ranked World No. 61. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 36 in January 2024. In the year 2024, he has a win-loss record of 17-22, with his best result being a semifinal appearance in Brisbane. In Shanghai, he has a 5-1 record in the 2024 season, reaching the fourth round.

Safiullin broke into the Top 100 in August 2022 and reached his career-high ranking in January 2024. He had a successful year in 2023, with a personal-best 20 wins. He made it to his first ATP Tour final in Chengdu and reached the third round as a qualifier at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, where he defeated World No. 2 Alcaraz.

During his Wimbledon debut when he was ranked No. 92 in the world, Safiullin became the lowest-ranked quarterfinalist since Kyrgios in 2014. He also achieved his first ATP Tour semifinal at the 2022 Marseille, where he defeated the two-time champion and World No. 4 Tsitsipas. He went on to reach his second semifinal on indoor hard courts at the 2022 Tel Aviv.

In his junior career, Safiullin had an impressive record of 105-21 with 11 titles on the ITF Junior Circuit. He achieved victories over Medvedev, Rublev, and Khachanov, and ended his junior career as the champion of the 2015 Australian Open.

However, Safiullin has a record of 3-11 against the top 10 players, including a win over No. 10 Zverev in the second round of Shanghai last year. He is aiming for his sixth tour-level quarterfinal, his first at the ATP Masters 1000 level, and his 50th tour-level win.

On the other hand, Novak Djokovic is 37 years old and currently ranked World No. 4. He has held the career-high ranking of No. 1. In the 2024 season, he has a win-loss record of 34-8, including winning the Paris Olympics title. Djokovic has a remarkable record of 36-5 in Shanghai, having won the tournament in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018.

Djokovic is a record-breaking 7-time Nitto ATP Finals champion and holds the ATP/WTA record for the most weeks at No. 1 (428). He has the PIF ATP Rankings records for most years ended at No. 1 (8) and most wins against the Top 10 (258). He has finished in the Top 5 in 16 of the last 17 years, with the exception being 2017 when he ranked No. 12.

Djokovic holds the all-time record for the most Grand Slam men’s singles titles in history, with 24. This includes a record 10 Australian Open titles. He is one of only three men to have held all four Grand Slam championships at the same time, alongside Budge and Laver. He is also the only player to have won all nine ATP Masters 1000 events multiple times, with a total of 40 titles.

With 377 Grand Slam match wins, Djokovic has the most in history. He also has the third-most men’s singles titles in the Open Era (99) and the third-most men’s singles wins in the Open Era (1,121). In the 2024 Paris Olympics, he won the men’s singles gold medal, making him one of only three players to achieve the Career Golden Slam in men’s singles.

Djokovic has a winning record against both Federer (27-23) and Nadal (31-29). He also holds several impressive winning streak records, including an ATP Tour-record 43-match winning streak from 2010 to 2011, an ATP Masters 1000-record 31-match winning streak in 2011, and an Open Era-record 30 consecutive Grand Slam match wins from 2015 to 2016.

In the current Shanghai tournament, Djokovic leads in terms of wins (36) and titles (4). He is aiming to advance to his 10th quarterfinal appearance in Shanghai in as many appearances. He is also looking to reach his first hard court quarterfinal since the Australian Open semifinals in January. If Djokovic wins the title, he will become the third man in the Open Era to capture 100 tour-level titles, following Connors and Federer.

The ATP Masters 1000 Win Leaders since 1990 include Rafael Nadal (410-90), Novak Djokovic (406-89), Roger Federer (381-108), Andy Murray (230-101), and Andre Agassi (209-73). In terms of ATP Masters 1000 Hard Court Win Leaders since 1990, the top players are Novak Djokovic (267-51), Roger Federer (264-66), Rafael Nadal (210-63), Andy Murray (177-68), and Andre Agassi (168-48).

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Safiullin will win.
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