🎾 ATP Mallorca – Round 2 Preview Roman Safiullin vs Hamad Medjedović

🎾 ATP Mallorca – Round 2 Preview

Roman Safiullin vs Hamad Medjedović

Can the Russian find his footing, or will the Serbian serve-bot power into another quarter-final?

🌟 Form & Context

Roman Safiullin
🔄 Struggling for rhythm this year (10–14); lone grass win came yesterday vs Müller, but tie-breaks still feel shaky.
💥 Seeking first quarter-final of 2025.

Hamad Medjedović
🚀 Breakout indoor champ (11–2) now translating pop-gun serve to grass; 20–10 overall in 2025.
🏹 Dominated Basavareddy 6–0 6–4 in R1; chasing his third QF of the season.

🎾 Match Breakdown

• First-strike battle: Safiullin must win with serve + forehand early or he gets dragged behind the baseline.
• Quick-trigger tennis: Medjedović thrives on short rallies—big kick serve sets up forehand bombs and chip-charges.
• Footwork difference: Hamad slides well into low balls on grass, while Safiullin often struggles on directional shifts.
• Key stat: Since March, Medjedović is 12–3 on hard/grass when landing 65 %+ of first serves.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Medjedović in 3 tight sets
Safiullin may make it physical, but the Serbian’s serve-plus-one weapons and sharper grass adaptation give him the edge in key moments.

📊 Tale of the Tape

• 2025 W/L: Safiullin 10–14 • Medjedović 20–10
• Grass Record (2025): Safiullin 1–2 • Medjedović 2–1
• Head-to-Head: First meeting

🎾 ATP Mallorca – Round 1 Preview Nishesh Basavareddy (102) vs Hamad Medjedović (71)

🎾 ATP Mallorca – Round 1 Preview

Nishesh Basavareddy (102) vs Hamad Medjedović (71)

A crafty qualifier meets a raw power-hitter—expect a clash of tempo, tactics, and temperament on the Mallorcan grass.

🧠 Form & Context

Nishesh Basavareddy
🚀 Breakthrough season: cracked the Top 100 in May, thanks to solid hard-court and Challenger results.
🌿 Arrived through qualifying, beating Van de Zandschulp and Navone—first tour-level grass wins of his career (now 2-1 on the surface).
🔄 Lost their only meeting in the 2024 US Open qualies (tight 3-setter).

Hamad Medjedović
💪 Indoor assassin (11-2 in 2025, Marseille final, SF win over Medvedev).
🤔 Grass still a work-in-progress: 0-1 this swing (fell in Queen’s qualies) and 7-5 career overall.
🎯 First-strike baseliner with a heavy serve-forehand combo; ranking high since Delray Beach run and French Open 3R.

🔍 Match Breakdown

💣 Serve heat: Medjedović’s 210-kph bomb can dominate if first-serve % holds; Basavareddy’s serve is solid but not as imposing.
🏃‍♂️ Movement & defence: The American’s quick feet and counter-punching help in extended rallies—especially on lower-bouncing grass.
🎾 Return patterns: Basavareddy likes taking the ball early on the BH; Medjedović has struggled (54% BP saved in 2025) when rushed.
🔀 Variety factor: Basavareddy uses slices, drop shots and sneak-ins—tools that expose Medjedović’s still-developing footwork on turf.
🧠 Momentum & nerves: Qualifying wins give Basavareddy confidence, but Medjedović owns the big-match pedigree (tour title & Slam R3 already at 21).

🔮 Prediction

Expect quick service holds and bursts of aggressive shot-making. Basavareddy’s variety will trouble Medjedović, yet the Serb’s heavier firepower should pay off in the clutch if he keeps double faults in check.

Prediction: Medjedović in 3 sets

📊 Tale of the Tape

• H2H: Medjedović leads 1-0 (2024 US Open qualies)
• 2025 W/L: Basavareddy 15–9 • Medjedović 14–11
• Grass W/L (2025): Basavareddy 2–1 • Medjedović 0–1
• Best 2025 Result: Basavareddy (Challenger SF, Top 100 debut) • Medjedović (Marseille F, Roland Garros R3)