On Wednesday, Roman Safiullin (No. 66 in the world) meets Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3) in the Round of 16 at the Olympic Games.
Safiullin enters the Round of 16 after winning in two sets, 6-0, 7-6, over Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Monday in the Round of 32. Alcaraz is coming off a two-set win in his last match on Monday in the Round of 32 over Tallon Griekspoor (6-1, 7-6).
- Tournament: Olympic Games
- Round: Round of 16
- Date: Wednesday, July 31
- Live Stream: Watch the Olympics on Peacock
- Court Surface: Clay
Roman Safiullin vs. Carlos Alcaraz matchup stats
- In six tournaments on clay this year, Safiullin has gone 1-6 and has not won a title.
- On clay courts, Safiullin has a 68% winning percentage in service games and a 22.1% winning percentage in return games (68 service games won out of 100, and 21 return games won out of 95 on clay).
- Safiullin has taken 41.7% of break points on clay (20 out of 48, which ranks 140th).
- In his most recent tournament, the Nordea Open, Safiullin lost in the Round of 32 to No. 54-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena, 7-5, 6-7, 3-6 on July 16.
- Alcaraz has come out on top in one tournament on clay this year, registering a 14-3 match record on that surface.
- Alcaraz has won 79.3% of his service games on clay, and 40.6% of his return games.
- On clay, Alcaraz has converted 78 of 175 break points (44.6%).
- Alcaraz brought home the title in Wimbledon, his last tournament, emerging victorious over No. 2-ranked Novak Djokovic (6-2, 6-2, 7-6) in the final on July 14.
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