In the Rolex Shanghai Masters Round of 16 on Wednesday, we have a matchup featuring No. 4-ranked Novak Djokovic versus No. 61 Roman Safiullin. Djokovic is favored over Safiullin, with -1099 odds against the underdog’s +600.

His last 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 lost his most recent match on August 30, 2024 in the Round of 32 at the US Open to Alexei Popyrin 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6.

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Safiullin vs. Djokovic match information

• Tournament: The Rolex Shanghai Masters
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: Wednesday, October 9
• Venue: Qi Zhong Tennis Center
• Location: Shanghai, China
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Safiullin stats

• Safiullin has played 49 matches over the past 12 months across all court surfaces, and 26 games per match (23.1 in best-of-three matches).
• Safiullin has played 24.1 games per match (22.9 in best-of-three matches) in his 34 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months.
• Safiullin has won 78.4% of his service games over the past 12 months, and 21.9% of his return games.
• On hard courts over the past 12 months, Safiullin has won 80.1% of his service games and 22% of his return games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over his last 10 tournaments, Safiullin has won 79.2% of his games on serve, and 22.5% on return.
• Safiullin is 76th in break points won on all surfaces over the past 12 months, converting 129 of 344 (37.5%).
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Safiullin has converted 62 of 161 (38.5%) break points on all surfaces.

Djokovic stats

• In his 48 matches in the past year across all court surfaces, Djokovic is averaging 26.6 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) and winning 57.9% of those games.
• Djokovic is averaging 30.1 games per match (28 in best-of-three matches) and 10.4 games per set through 21 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months.
• Djokovic has amassed a service game winning percentage of 85.4% on all surfaces (548-for-642 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 30.3% (193-for-637 in return games).
• When playing on hard courts, Djokovic has an 87% winning percentage in service games and a 25.9% winning percentage in return games.
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Djokovic has won 84.8% of his service games and 31.3% of his return games.
• In the past year, Djokovic is 178-for-425 on break points, 41.9%, to rank 44th.
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Djokovic has converted 164 of 395 (41.5%) break points on all surfaces.

Roman Safiullin vs. Novak Djokovic head-to-head

• Safiullin and Djokovic have played one time in the last two years, in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Round of 32, and Djokovic was victorious 6-1, 6-2.
• Djokovic and Safiullin have contested two sets against one another, with Djokovic taking two of them.
• Djokovic and Safiullin have played 15 total games between them, with Djokovic winning more of them (12).
• Safiullin and Djokovic have played one time, and have averaged 15 games and two sets per match.