Roman Safiullin

[Nando]

[Damian]

27.09.2021 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 152

[Bombardiero]

[Nando]

[Bombardiero]

CH Orlean R2:

150 Lucas Pouille 473
151 Roman Safiullin 470
152 Federico Gaio 463

[Damian]

04.10.2021 r.

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 151

[Damian]

[Barty]

2021 w liczbach:

Ranking: 167
Bilans meczów: 2-4
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $254,913

[Damian]

#NextGenATP Stars Go From Milan To ATP University

Spoiler:

Milan competitors among 23 players who went back to "school" last week
With the ATP Tour season having come to an end, some of tennis’ brightest up-and-coming stars went back to school last week. Tennis school, that is.

Twenty-three players attended ATP University — two days of sessions covering a wide variety of topics to further improve the off-court skills and enhance the knowledge they need to succeed on the ATP Tour. Topics covered included Tour Structure, Integrity and Mental Health with Sporting Chance.

According to Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals competitor Brandon Nakashima, it was a beneficial set of workshops for his development.

“The ATP University experience was great! You know coming up as a young player there’s a lot to know about the ATP that maybe us players don’t realise behind the scenes,” Nakashima said. “But having the university really educates us in all aspects of professional tennis.”

Social media has increasingly become an important part of professional athletes’ lives, providing players with an opportunity to connect with their fans. Nakashima’s favourite workshop was about social media and how he can use it to continue building his profile.

“It’s interesting to see how social media has affected people from all over the world,” Nakashima said. "I realised that social media plays a big role in your personal platform and how to let your fans know what you’re up to.”

Players were also treated to discussions with ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi and former World No. 3 Ivan Ljubicic, who is a member of Roger Federer’s coaching team.

“It was really nice,” Hugo Gaston said. “It was nice to speak with everyone and to learn more things!”

This year’s ATP University graduates were Carlos Alcaraz, Tomislav Brkic, Jenson Brooksby, Francisco Cerundolo, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Maxime Cressy, Joao Domingues, Hugo Gaston, Filip Horansky, Zdenek Kolar, Sebastian Korda, Tomas Machac, Alex Molcan, Gian Marco Moroni, Lorenzo Musetti, Brandon Nakashima, David Pel, Hunter Reese, Holger Rune, Matej Sabanov, Roman Safiullin, Mario Villa Martinez and Kacper Zuk.

ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said: “The ATP University continues to be an invaluable tool to help players learn about the different aspects of the Tour, beyond the tennis court. I remember taking part in the University myself in the 1990s, and there is so much to discover about how to effectively manage your career. Life on the Tour comes with a lot of responsibility, particularly at a young age. We hope the players found the sessions to be of use, and congratulations to all those who took part.”

ATP University is typically held twice a year — alongside the Miami Open presented by Itau and the Nitto ATP Finals — but the programme has been adapted the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 1,100 past and present ATP Tour players have graduated from the program. Any player in his first year of ATP Tour Division I membership is required to attend ATP University. Players inside the Top 200 of the FedEx ATP Rankings and Top 100 of the FedEx ATP Doubles Rankings are eligible for the membership.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/atp-university-2021

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

In the first match of the tie on Ken Rosewall Arena, unheralded Russian Safiullin seized his opportunity to play a starring role at ATP Cup, rallying from a set down to give Russia the lead.

The 24-year-old Safiullin, who got his opportunity to play following the withdrawals of Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev, raised his game to topple Frenchman Rinderknech 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the No. 2 singles.

Safiullin came up clutch in pressure moments, saving 15 of 19 break points he faced in the two-hour, 26-minute contest.

"It feels great to win the first match, to get the point for the team and now we wait for Daniil to go out and show his tennis,” Safiullin said. “The second set was really tight and I tried to make as many balls as I could and put pressure on him.

"Before the match Daniil said to go out and play with no pressure, just to play my best and fight for every point."

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[Damian]

Roman Safiullin stepped up and delivered for Russia Sunday at ATP Cup to help guide the reigning champion to victory against France in Group B in Sydney.

The World No. 167 backed up his singles victory over Arthur Rinderknech by teaming with World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev to overcome Fabrice Martin and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 6-4 in 76 minutes in the deciding doubles match to give Russia a winning start at the 16-team event.

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[Nando]

[Nando]

[DUN I LOVE]

Najlepszy dzień w dotychczasowej karierze ma za sobą Safiullin. W rankingu zbyt wiele nie awansował, ale hajs się zgadza, kadra wygrywa, a on sam miał okazję przedstawić się szerszej publice w nocy naszego czasu.

[Damian]

Roman Safiullin: Russia's NEW Secret Weapon

Spoiler:

Safiullin has risen to the occasion for Russia in Sydney
It turns out Russia has more than one secret weapon, which is a scary thought for the rest of the ATP Cup field.

One year ago, the championship-winning Russian team famously declared that Aslan Karatsev was the group’s secret weapon. Just weeks later, Karatsev made the semi-finals of the Australian Open and by season's end was named Most Improved Player of the Year in the 2021 ATP Awards.

On Sunday it was Roman Safiullin — not World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev — who led Russia to victory against France in singles and doubles. Safiullin is another “secret” out of the bag.

“One hundred per cent,” Medvedev said, cracking a laugh, when asked if his teammate was Russia's new secret weapon. “I definitely had some emotional moments in my career, but this one would be in the top three, top five, because, just look at Roman's match already, the way he fought back after tough first set where we can say he lost it quite easy, and then the way he fought back, the way he played was unreal.”

Medvedev and Safiullin have known each other since they were juniors, in which Safiullin triumphed several times. In fact, the Podolsk-native earned multiple victories against Medvedev.

“I first thought he was super tough to beat in juniors. I don't think we ever played in professionals. But when I knew that Roman was in my draw in [the] juniors, I was shaking,” Medvedev said. “We actually played a lot of finals, semi-finals, a lot of matches, some were like three-hour, three-set matches. [It was] a lot of fun.”

Medvedev
Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP Tour
Not only did Safiullin defeat Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov before turning professional, but he won the 2015 Australian Open boys’ singles title and climbed to a career-high World No. 2 in the juniors.

“It’s a great feeling of course to be at the top,” Safiullin said. “It was always [about] improving something to stay at the top. But junior tennis and men’s tennis are a bit different.”

While Medvedev, Rublev and Khachanov have all broken into the world’s Top 10, Safiullin’s career-high ATP Ranking is No. 151. The 24-year-old believes the mental side has been one of his biggest obstacles.

“Working with the head is the toughest part for me. I don’t know for the other guys, maybe for someone it is easy. The physical tennis part we work [on] a lot and the mental part we also started working [on] and at the moment that is the toughest part,” Safiullin said. “I’m working on it and trying to improve some things. When I lose focus, you can see it in the match.”

The Russian said that instead of letting three or four games slip away, it is pivotal to limit those lapses to a couple of points. The World No. 167 showed in Sunday’s tie against France that he has plenty of game to compete against some of the world’s best.

That is something Safiullin has been working towards his whole life. He first played tennis at four under the tutelage of his father, Rishat, who works at an academy. “I always have loved it,” he said.


Safiullin enjoyed the way Marat Safin played. Later on, Novak Djokovic became the player he looked up to the most, as well as Roger Federer, whom he called “incredible”.

Off the court, the Russian has a wide variety of interests. He enjoys playing tourist in the cities he visits, especially when his wife is with him.

“I [also] like cars and motorcycles. In Russia it’s tough to have it because we have the winter and only three or four months to drive it,” said Safiullin, who does not own a motorcycle. “When you’re a professional tennis player it’s quite dangerous, one mistake or someone doesn’t see you and it’s done. Either your life is done or your tennis career is done. That’s dangerous.”

Safiullin also fancies movies, with a fondness for actors Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio. Catch Me If You Can is one of his favourite films. Another might surprise you.

“When I have time, I rewatch Harry Potter. I’ve watched it already three or four times, but I like to watch it again. I saw [there is a reunion], so when I go back to Russia I want to go watch it with my wife,” Safiullin said. “Also there is a new Matrix that came out. I didn’t watch it because my wife wants to watch it so when I get back home we’re going to watch it together.”

For now, Safiullin will focus on helping Russia as it continues its ATP Cup title defence. The team’s newest secret is out. Safiullin just hopes to continue being a weapon for his country, and earn enough momentum to chase down his countrymen in the ATP Rankings.

“Daniil, Andrey, Aslan and Karen are on a really high level in the Top 30,” Safiullin said. “Four guys from Russia is incredible. I want to be there as well, so I’m working hard for that. I’m trying my best and hopefully I can come as soon as I can to be with those guys."

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[Bombardiero]

[robpal]

ATP Cup - po 2 zwycięstwach w grupie:

143 Tomáš Macháč 477
144 Roman Safiullin 473
145 Jack Sock 461

[DUN I LOVE]

Kolejna rosysjka sekretna broń. Daje radę Romek, wygląda na to, że teoroczny ATP Cup może być w pewnym sensie przełomowym turniejem dla jego dalszej kariery.