On Wednesday, Novak Djokovic (No. 4 in the world) takes on Roman Safiullin (No. 61) in the Round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
His most recent time out, Safiullin lost to Jannik Sinner 6-3, 2-6, 3-6 in the Round of 16 at the China Open on September 28, 2024. Djokovic was defeated in four sets the last time he competed, falling 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 to Alexei Popyrin at the Round of 32 of the US Open on August 30, 2024.
Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic: live stream info & TV channel
- Tournament: Rolex Shanghai Masters
- Round: Round of 16
- Date: Wednesday, October 9
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic matchup stats
- Safiullin is 7-12 on hard courts this year.
- While playing on hard courts, Safiullin has a 75.8% winning percentage in service games and a 22.6% winning percentage in return games (182 service games won out of 240, and 53 return games won out of 235).
- On hard courts this year, Safiullin has won 37.1% of break points (52 out of 140, to rank 55th).
- Safiullin was eliminated in the Round of 16 of his most recent tournament (the China Open) 6-3, 2-6, 3-6 by No. 1-ranked Sinner on September 28.
- Djokovic has failed to win any of his three tournaments on hard courts so far this year, registering an 8-3 match record on that surface.
- Djokovic has won 85.2% of his service games on hard courts, and 28.2% of his return games.
- On hard courts, Djokovic has converted 46 of 126 break points (36.5%).
- In his previous tournament (the US Open) on August 30, Djokovic squared off against Popyrin in the Round of 32 and was defeated 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6.
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