Roman Safiullin vs Sebastian Korda Prediction: Roman to Break Into Top 30

Prediction for the ATP Rome match, which will take place on May 12th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

For Roman, this is the fourth clay tournament of the season. In Monte Carlo and Banja Luka, he failed, but in Madrid did very well. Roman got out of the qualification and reached the last 32, where he lost to Zapata Miralles. Safiullin has played three matches in Rome, knocking out the Sousa and Kopriva. In the main draw, he beat Giron. That match lasted an hour and 19 minutes, and Roman won it with a score of 6:4, 6:3. He fired twice and made two double faults, winning 74% of points on the first serve and 50% on the second one. Reception statistics: 39%/60%, winners/unforced errors 23/9. The match against Giron was of very high quality.

The last time we saw Korda was late January and the Australian Open. Recall that he withdrew from his match against Khachanov 7-6, 6-3 at the quarterfinal stage, 3-0 in favor of Karen. In the first round of the Rome Masters, Korda played his first clay match against Grenier. Korda defeated the No. 124 with incredible difficulty. Sebastian won 7-6, 7-6, over two tie-breaks. Grenier is far from a top player. If Korda had trouble overcoming him, it would not be easy against Safiullin. In the game against Grenier, Korda made six aces and two double faults, won 32% of points on the first serve and 51% on the second, winners/unforced errors 24/17.

Safiullin has excellent playing practice on the clay courts. Roman looked great in Madrid. In Rome, he began with three confident victories, including over Korda and Giron. In turn, for Korda, the upcoming match will be his second clay one of the season and his second official since late January. We believe Roman has an excellent chance to beat a player from the top 30 and make it to the third round of the Masters.

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