Thursday, August 28, 2025

Roman Safiullin vs Felix Auger-Aliassime — US Open R2 Preview

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Roman Safiullin vs Felix Auger-Aliassime — US Open R2 Preview

ATP US Open Hard Court Round 2

Roman Safiullin (No. 94, age 28)

🇷🇺 Talented but inconsistent baseliner, dangerous in patches.
📊 2025: 13–19 overall, 9–11 on hard.
🔥 USO R1: Beat Monfils 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 in a rollercoaster 5-setter.
🏟️ USO record: R2 in 2023 (lost to Paul in 5) & 2024 (lost to Arnaldi).
⚠️ Slam struggles: Let winnable matches slip at AO (Kokkinakis) & Wimbledon (Darderi).
💡 Style: Clean hitter, heavy backhand; fitness & composure in 5-setters remain issues.

Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 27, age 25)

🇨🇦 Former world No. 6, USO semifinalist in 2021.
📊 2025: 32–20 overall, 17–8 on hard. Titles in Montpellier & Adelaide.
🔥 USO R1: d. Harris 6–4, 7–6, 6–4 — but faced 10 break points, showing fragility.
🏟️ Slam 2025: Yet to progress beyond R2 (AO R2, RG R1, Wim R2).
⚠️ Form: Mixed year — 2 titles & Cincy QF, but also poor losses and inconsistency.
💡 Watchpoint: First USO win since 2022, breaking streak of opening-round exits. Needs to build confidence.

H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 1–0 (2022 Marseille SF, 7–6 7–6).

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