Roman Safiullin vs Matteo Arnaldi Prediction: Roman will continue his winning streak

Prediction for the ATP Brisban Roman Safiullin vs Matteo Arnaldi match which will take place on January 5th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Roman Safiullin

Roman has already won twice in Brisbane, knocking out the American Shelton and beating the Australian Popyrin in three sets. The match against Alexey Popyrin lasted almost three hours, with a tie-break in the third game deciding the outcome. During the match, Roman made 23 aces with 4 double faults, won 81% of the points on the first serve and 59% on the second, return statistics: 19%/56%, and winners/unforced errors statistics 45/9. Safiullin is in good physical shape. Roman started the season ranked 39th but has already moved up to 36th, and if he is successful in the tournament, he can move up another two or three places.

Matteo Arnaldi

Arnaldi also had two wins in two matches in Brisbane, knocking out the Hungarian Fucsovics and the Slovakian Klein. The game against Klein, the 170th-ranked player in the world, lasted two hours and five minutes, 6:4, 3:6, 7:5 in favor of the Italian. Matteo made 9 aces and three double faults during the match, winning 84% of the points on the first serve and 58% on the second. Return statistics: 16%/54%, winner/unforced errors statistics 24/16.

Expert Betting Tips

Roman Safiullin will continue his winning streak at the Brisbane tournament. Roman looked good against Ben Shelton, and the Russian showed character against Popyrin, trailing throughout the match before returning to win in the third set tie-break. Safiullin is in great shape, so we are favorites in this pairing.