Roman Safiullin vs Tallon Griekspoor Prediction: Safiullin will be closer to victory

In the Australian Open, Russian Roman Safiullin, the 36th ranked player in the world, will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, currently No. 28 in the world rankings. The guys have not crossed paths on tour before, and bookmakers believe that Safiullin will be closer to victory in the upcoming game.

In 2024, Roman already played one tournament; in Brisbane, he played four matches, three of which he won with one loss to Holger Rune, a representative of the top ten of the ATP ranking. His victories during this period were over American Shelton, Australian Popyrin, and Italian Arnaldi. It should be noted that Safiullin, before the start of the Australian Open, was ranked 36th in the ATP rankings.

Tallon played two matches in 2024 at the Australian Team Tournament, losing in two sets to Casper Ruud and Borna Ćorić. The match against Ćorić lasted two hours and one minute, 7:6, 6:4 in favor of the Croatian. For the game against Ćorić, Tallon had six aces and five double faults and won 62% of his points on first serve and 62% on second serve.

We believe that the bookmakers favor Safiullin in the upcoming game. Roman progressed all last season, and the current season started with three wins at the tournament in Brisbane. Roman lost not to anyone but to a representative of the top ten ATP ranking, while the Dutchman started the 2024 season with two defeats at the team tournament. We believe Roman will win a confident victory on Tuesday, while Tallon will win at most one set.