Casper Ruud vs. Roman Safiullin - French Open prediction, form

In their second-ever gathering connected tour, Casper Ruud and Roman Safiullin volition quadrate disconnected for a spot successful the 2nd circular of the French Open.

A straight-sets 5-7 2-6 decision to Mariano Navone saw the Norwegian exit the Geneva Open semi-finals, portion Safiullin defeated Tom Gentzsch 6-3 6-7 6-4 to beforehand into the archetypal circular of this event.

Match preview

Playing connected clay seems to beryllium wherever Casper Ruud is astatine his precise best, making respective heavy runs connected that aboveground this year.

In 2026, the 27-year-old has made the quarter-finals oregon further successful his past 3 singles events connected that surface, but has yet to triumph connected clay this year.

He is hoping this volition beryllium the twelvemonth helium tin yet instrumentality that adjacent measurement astatine Roland-Garros, having finished arsenic runner-up successful 2 of the erstwhile 3 editions of this tournament, reaching the semi-finals successful 2025.

Ruud has ne'er mislaid a first-round lucifer astatine the French Open connected the singles broadside of things, portion advancing beyond the opening circular successful his past 16 Grand Slam appearances.

On clay this year, helium has won 71% of his first-serve points, portion winning an awesome 86% of his work games wide connected that surface.

He has besides saved 57% of his interruption points connected clay this twelvemonth portion converting a respectable 47% of them himself.

He had to enactment for it, but successful the end, Roman Safiulin earned a spot successful the opening circular of the French Open, hitting 9 aces against his German counterpart connected Friday.

As a result, helium has precocious beyond the qualification signifier of a large tourney for the archetypal clip each year, collecting a combined six interruption points successful his 2 2026 French Open qualifiers.

At this tourney truthful far, helium has registered lone 3 treble faults, portion boasting a first-serve percentages of 88% and 77% successful his 2 qualifiers, respectively.

Meanwhile, helium has lone fixed up 1 interruption constituent successful his 2 qualifying matches, portion winning implicit 60% of his 2nd serves successful his 2 contests.

The Russian has mislaid 3 of his past 4 opening matches astatine large tournaments, lone making it beyond this signifier of the French Open erstwhile earlier successful 2021.

It seems similar a agelong clip ago, but Safiulin antecedently reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam astatine Wimbledon successful 2023, wherever helium mislaid to Jannik Sinner successful 4 sets.

Tournament truthful far

Roman Safiullin:

Qualifier: vs. Joel Schwarrzler 6-4 6-4

Qualifier: vs. Tom Gentzsch 6-3 6-7 6-4

Head To Head

ATP Masters Canada (2025) - Round of 64: Ruud wins 6-3 6-3

The lone clip these 2 met earlier was successful Canada past year, erstwhile the Norwegian deed 7 aces and won 73% of his archetypal serves en way to victory

We say: Ruud to triumph successful 3 sets

While Safiullin has shown that helium tin make an upset, Ruud thrives connected this aboveground and inactive has the powerfulness and stamina to flooded his stock of obstacles.