Novak Djokovic vs. Roman Safiullin - Wimbledon prediction, form, head-to-head

Competing successful the 4th circular astatine Wimbledon for the 18th clip successful his career, Novak Djokovic aims to support his cleanable grounds against Roman Safiullin connected the singles gully erstwhile the 2 look disconnected connected Sunday.

In his Friday affair, the 24-time Grand Slam champion defeated Arthur Rinderknech 7-5 6-4 1-6 7-6 (7-4) portion Safiullin ousted Joao Fonseca 6-3 6-3 6-3.

Match preview

He has been pegged backmost a mates of times astatine the tourney truthful far, but Novak Djokovic ever seems to find the volition to forge up similar helium did connected Friday.

At Wimbledon this year, helium has doubly been forced into a 4th acceptable but won the lone tiebreak successful his circular 3 outing to get the precocious hand.

Not since 2006 person we seen the Serbian suffer a circular of 16 lucifer astatine the All England Club, erstwhile Mario Ancic bushed him successful 5 sets.

Djokovic volition suffice for the quarter-finals of this lawsuit for the ninth consecutive clip should helium triumph connected Sunday.

His service remains a large limb with the seventh-seeded subordinate connected the men’s gully hitting a combined 42 aces successful his 3 matches astatine Wimbledon successful 2026.

At the aforesaid time, the seven-time Wimbledon champion has won implicit 75% of his archetypal serves successful each 3 of his outings frankincense far.

Roman Safiullin has kept his Wimbledon aspirations intact to this point, showing plentifulness of power, equilibrium and resiliency, portion winning 3 epic five-set outings astatine the tourney truthful far.

A qualifier astatine the lawsuit this clip around, the Russian did not registry a azygous treble responsibility connected Friday and did not concede a interruption point.

This weekend, helium has a accidental to adjacent his best-ever decorativeness astatine Wimbledon connected the singles draw, advancing to the quarter-finals of this tourney successful 2023.

In 2026, helium has not mislaid 1 circular of 16 outing, advancing beyond that signifier successful each 4 of his singles matches connected tour.

Since advancing from the qualifying signifier this year, the 28-year-old has won implicit 70% of his archetypal serves successful each of his past 3 matches, including 79% connected Friday.

He has not mislaid a Wimbledon singles lucifer aft winning the opening acceptable since 2024, erstwhile Arthur Fils came backmost to bushed him successful 5 sets.

Tournament truthful far

Novak Djokovic:

First round: vs. Wu Yibing 6-5 5-7 6-4 6-4

Second round: vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 6-2

Third round: Arthur Rinderknech 7-5 6-4 1-6 7-6 (7-4)

Roman Safiullin:

Qualifier: vs. James McCabe 6-3 7-6 (7-4)

Qualifier: vs. Kimmer Coppejans 7-6 (7-2) 7-5

Qualifier: vs. Jerome Kym 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4

First Round: vs. Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 3-6 6-3 7-6 (14-12)

Second Round: vs. Botic van den Zandschulp 6-0 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-5)

Third Round: vs. Joao Fonseca 6-3 6-3 6-3

Head To Head

Tel Aviv Open (2022) - Semi-finals: Djokovic wins 6-1 7-6

ATP Masters Monte Carlo (2024) - Round of 32: Djokovic wins 6-1 6-2

ATP Masters Shanghai (2024) - Round of 16: Djokovic wins 6-3 6-2

Four years ago, successful the archetypal gathering betwixt these two, Djokovic won 84% of his archetypal serves portion converting 3 of his break-point opportunities to gain a victory.

In the Principality successful 2024, Djokovic got the amended of Safiullin again, winning 92% of his 2nd serves portion the second won conscionable 33% of his.

Djokovic made it 3 for 3 aboriginal that twelvemonth successful China, winning 88% of his archetypal serves and converting 8 interruption points.

We say: Djokovic to triumph successful 3 sets

As resilient arsenic Safiullin has been passim the tourney truthful far, we wonderment however overmuch stamina helium volition person near against a battle-tested Djokovic who inactive looks arsenic bare arsenic ever to assistance this trophy 1 much time.