Prediction Of Safiullin Vs Minaur H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025?

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Safiullin and Minaur are on the Day 2 Schedule at Qatar Exxonmobil Open 2025 on Tuesday 18 February 2025. 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, 27 years old and currently ranked World No. 71, will face off against Alex de Minaur, the No. 2 seed from Australia. This will be their first meeting on the ATP Tour. Safiullin, a former World No. 2 junior, broke into the Top 100 in August 2022 and achieved his career-high ranking of No. 36 in January 2024. In 2023, he had his best season, with 20 wins, including reaching his first ATP Tour final at Chengdu and defeating No. 2 Alcaraz at ATP Masters 1000 Paris to reach the third round as a qualifier.

During his Wimbledon debut in 2022, Safiullin, then ranked World No. 92, became the lowest-ranked quarter-finalist since Kyrgios in 2014. He also had notable victories over 2-time champion and World No. 4 Tsitsipas, advancing to his first ATP Tour semi-final in 2022 Marseille. Additionally, Safiullin reached the semi-finals on indoor hard courts in Tel Aviv the same year. Before turning pro, he had a successful junior career with a record of 105-21 and 11 titles on the ITF Junior Circuit. He even defeated Medvedev, Rublev, and Khachanov along the way, ending his junior career as the 2015 Australian Open champion.

The match between Safiullin and de Minaur will take place at the Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from February 17th to February 22nd, 2025. Safiullin has a record of 3-12 against Top 10 players and is seeking his first Top 10 win since defeating No. 2 Alcaraz at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Paris. He aims to achieve an ATP Tour win for the sixth consecutive season since 2020.

On the other hand, Alex de Minaur, 26 years old and currently ranked World No. 8, has had a successful career so far. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 6 in July 2024 and became the first Australian to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in singles since Hewitt in 2004. De Minaur achieved his personal-best of 47 victories in both 2022 and 2024. He also won the biggest titles of his career, the ATP Tour titles in Acapulco in 2023 and 2024.

De Minaur has had success in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the quarter-finals at the 2020 US Open and the 2024 Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and US Open. He also reached the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final at the ATP Masters 1000 Toronto in 2023. In Davis Cup play for Australia, de Minaur had a 6-1 record during the 2022 season and defeated No. 2 Nadal in 2023 and No. 1 Djokovic in 2024 at the United Cup.

Born to a Uruguayan father and a Spanish mother, de Minaur splits his time between Australia and Spain. He is multilingual, speaking English, Spanish, and French. In his 2025 season, de Minaur has already achieved 11 wins and reached the final in Rotterdam. He aims to extend his impressive record of 30-1 against players outside the Top 30 since May, with his only loss coming against No. 77 Gaston in the Antwerp quarter-finals. A win in this match would make de Minaur the third Australian man in the Open Era to record 200 hard court wins, following Hewitt (372) and Rafter (212).

In terms of the 2025 ATP Tour win leaders, de Minaur is currently leading with 11 wins, highlighted by his appearance in the Rotterdam final. He shares this position with Miomir Kecmanovic and Jiri Lehecka. Felix Auger-Aliassime has 10 wins and has won titles in Adelaide and Montpellier, while Zizou Bergs also has 10 wins and reached the final in Auckland.

In conclusion, the upcoming match between Roman Safiullin and Alex de Minaur promises to be an exciting contest. Safiullin will be looking for a breakthrough win against a Top 10 player, while de Minaur aims to continue his successful start to the 2025 season and add to his impressive record against players outside the Top 30.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Safiullin will win.
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