Roman Safiullin vs Nicolas Jarry Prediction: Expect the Chilean to win

In the round of 64 of the Cincinnati Masters, Roman Safiullin, currently the 51st ranked player in the world, will face the 27th ranked player in the world, Nicolas Jarry. The guys have crossed paths in the Tour once before, in April this year on the Madrid court and that match was won by the Russian in three sets.

We have not seen Safiullin since Roman's triumphant Wimbledon, where the tennis player reached the quarterfinals and lost to Italian Sinner in 4 sets. Recall that the match was played on July 11. Thanks to this success, Roman rose to 51st in the ATP ranking. Overall, Safiullin played 21 matches on hard court in 2023, 12 of which he won.

For Jarry, the tournament in Cincinnati will be his third hard-court event after the grass part of the season. The Chilean first participated in the Mexican tournament in Los Cabos, where he played three matches and eventually lost to Greek Tsitsipas. Last week, Harry failed at the Toronto Masters, where he lost his first match to Frenchman Umbert in three games. Harri's results on the hard court have not been impressive so far, but it is worth noting that the Chilean is noticeably superior to the Russian in terms of practice.

On the one hand, Safiullin has experience beating Harri, though not on the hard court, but on the ground. On the other hand, after the grass part of the season, Harry has already played four matches on the blue surface, two of which he won, while we haven't seen Roman on the court for more than a month, and it's hard to say what kind of form the Russian is in. In this pairing, we choose the Chilean side; playing practice is of great importance, and the better preparation of the 27th racket in the world should be reflected in the upcoming game. As for the total, as in the first match between the rivals, we expect three sets.