Roman Safiullin vs Adrian Mannarino Prediction: the Russian player will start the tournament with a confident victory

Prediction for the ATP Almaty match which will take place on October 14. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Last week, the Russian played the Shanghai Masters, which was Roman's third tournament in China in the fall of 2024. Before that, Roman played two matches in Chengdu and four matches in Beijing. In Shanghai, the Russian has three wins, over Kazakhstan's Zhukaev and Bublik and American Tiafoe, as well as a loss to future finalist Novak Djokovic. The match against Novak lasted an hour and 14 minutes, Roman lost it with the score of 3:6, 2:6. During the game Roman made 2 aces and 2 double faults, won 63% of points on the first serve and 42% on the second.

Before Kazakhstan, Mannarino played six matches on Chinese soil, namely at tournaments in Chengdu, Beijing and Shanghai. At the Shanghai Masters, the Frenchman lost to American Swaida in three sets in his first match. In general, Adrian's current tone can hardly be called good, there are doubts that the tennis player will be able to compete with Roman, who, apparently, has found his game.

Safiullin showed himself very well in Shanghai, where he achieved three wins and lost only to Novak Djokovic, the future finalist. Mannarino hasn't had much success lately, plus two important facts: the Frenchman is already a veteran and on the decline in his career, as well as the fact that Adrian's favorite surface is not hard court, but grass. In this pair we are on Roman's side, we believe that Safiullin will start the tournament in Almaty with a confident victory.