Roman Safiullin (No. 56 ranking) will meet Fabio Fognini (No. 79) in the Round of 32 of the Chengdu Open on Wednesday, September 18. Safiullin is the favorite against Fognini, with -350 odds compared to the underdog’s +240.

In Safiullin’s last competition, he lost to Matteo Arnaldi 2-6, 4-6, 4-6 in the Round of 64 at the US Open on August 29, 2024.

Fognini lost his last match on August 27, 2024 in the Round of 128 at the US Open to Tomas Machac 5-7, 1-6, 3-6.

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Safiullin vs. Fognini match information

• Tournament: The Chengdu Open
• Round: Round of 32
• Date: Wednesday, September 18
• Venue: Sichuan International Tennis Center
• Location: Chengdu, China
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Safiullin stats

• Through 48 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Safiullin has played 25.6 games per match (22.6 in best-of-three matches) and won 51.1% of them.
• Safiullin has played 23.4 games per match (22.1 in best-of-three matches) in his 33 matches on hard courts over the past year.
• Over the past 12 months, Safiullin has won 79.7% of his service games and 21.5% of his return games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past year, Safiullin has won 82.2% of his games on serve and 21.3% on return.
• Safiullin has won 77.2% of his service games over his last 10 tournaments, and 23.0% of his return games.
• Safiullin has converted 120 of 313 break points overall (38.3%) over the past 12 months and is 91st in break points won.
• Safiullin has converted 55 of 144 break points (38.2%) over his last 10 tournaments.

Fognini stats

• Fognini has averaged 25.8 games per match (23.7 in best-of-three matches) through his 29 matches played in the past year across all court types, while winning 48.9% of the games.
• On hard courts, Fognini has played 10 matches and averaged 23.6 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches) and 9.8 games per set.
• Including all surfaces, Fognini’s service game winning percentage is 72.2% in the past 12 months, and his return game winning percentage is 26.8%.
• Fognini has a 64.7% winning percentage in service games on hard courts, and a 27.4% winning percentage in return games.
• Fognini has won 71.9% of his service games over his last 10 tournaments, and 27.5% of his return games.
• Fognini has won 46.4% of his break points in the past year (89 out of 192, to rank 124th).
• Including all surfaces, Fognini has converted 80 of 169 break points (47.3%) over his last 10 tournaments.