Sun v Safiullin

Roman Safiullin takes it, 9–3 on categories

Safiullin wins on return points won %. Sun’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Sun 6 matches, Safiullin 143 matches.

• Safiullin has the better return points won %: 36.1 to Sun’s 22.7.
• Safiullin has the better break points saved %: 61.2 to Sun’s 40.
• Safiullin averages 7.1 aces a match to Sun’s 3 — 2.4 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Safiullin’s team won 44%, Sun’s team won 17% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Safiullin has 143 matches across 8 seasons, Sun 6 in 4 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Sun (6 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.