Luciano Darderi vs Roman Safiullin

ATP Wimbledon – 1st Round
Luciano Darderi vs Roman Safiullin

🧠 Form & Context

• Luciano Darderi
  🌱 Still adjusting to grass: Competitive in all three recent losses (vs Jarry, Tsitsipas, Giron).
  💪 Encouraging signs: Took sets off Berrettini and Cilic at Hurlingham, showing improved feel.
  📉 Grand Slam struggles: Just 1 win in last 5 Slams; still searching for consistency on big stages.
  🎾 Tough out: 3 of his last 4 losses have gone the distance—hard to put away.


• Roman Safiullin
  🎢 Form crash: 1–7 record entering Wimbledon, far from his 2023 level.
  🎯 Loves Wimbledon: QF in 2023, R3 in 2024, thrives in SW19’s rhythm and conditions.
  🚨 Recent stumbles: Losses to Engel, Perricard, Medjedovic show how fragile his game is right now.
  🧠 High-risk profile: Big serve and forehand when hot—but falls apart fast when rushed.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Contrast defines this clash—Darderi’s slow-burning confidence vs Safiullin’s volatile firepower. The Italian has been quietly improving, and his ability to stretch points with high bounce and clever serving makes him annoying to face on grass.

Safiullin, meanwhile, has Wimbledon pedigree and a stronger natural game for fast courts. But he enters under pressure and without recent success. If he starts erratic, Darderi’s steadiness could be a trap.

Expect long service games, unpredictable momentum shifts, and tiebreaks. The Russian has the edge in experience and peak level, but if this becomes a grind, Darderi is fully capable of flipping the narrative.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Safiullin in 4 sets – he rides the Wimbledon wave again, but Darderi makes him work for every inch.

Watch for live-bet value if Darderi takes a set early—this could easily swing into deep territory.