Roman Safiullin #98Russia22 – 0Flavio Cobolli #6Italy0

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The read

Cobolli's ranking and seeding reflect a higher level across the season, and Safiullin's strong Hangzhou run came mainly against lower-ranked opponents before a straight-sets loss to Medvedev.

• Cobolli is ranked No. 7 and seeded fourth in Beijing; Safiullin is No. 84
• Cobolli is 6-4 on hard in his last 10 completed matches, Safiullin 5-4 in his last 9
• Safiullin has won 52.9% of games and 73.2% of first-serve points on hard recently

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The read

Both players' opening sets have typically needed at least ten games, pointing to a tight start.

• Safiullin's opening sets averaged 10.25 games across eight hard best-of-three matches
• Cobolli's opening sets averaged 9.8 games across six such matches
• Three of Safiullin's last six hard matches had an opening set of 10 games or more

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The read

Cobolli's matches have consistently run long, and a competitive first-round meeting with Safiullin should produce a healthy game count.

• Cobolli's hard best-of-three sample averaged 27.3 games per match
• Safiullin's sample averaged 21.8 games per match
• Cobolli's hard-court matches average 141 minutes

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The read

Cobolli's second sets have often stretched past ten games, keeping the over in play.

• Cobolli's second sets averaged 10.8 games across six hard best-of-three matches
• Cobolli's sample produced two second-set tiebreaks
• Safiullin's second sets averaged 9.1 games across eight matches

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The read

Cobolli's overall level makes him the more likely starter, though the first set is the closest of the two.

• Cobolli is the higher-ranked player and the fourth seed
• Cobolli has a 2-4 record in opening sets in his six-match hard best-of-three sample
• Safiullin's opening-set record in that sample type is 4-4

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The read

Cobolli's ranking edge makes him the likelier winner of any given set, including the second.

• Cobolli is ranked No. 7 against No. 84
• Cobolli's set-2 record in his hard best-of-three sample is 2-4
• Cobolli has won 52% of second-serve points on hard in his last 10 matches

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The read

Cobolli's recent hard-court matches have regularly gone the distance, and Safiullin is playing well enough to take a set.

• Cobolli's hard best-of-three sample averaged 2.67 sets per match
• Safiullin's eight-match hard best-of-three sample averaged 2.25 sets
• Four of Cobolli's six sample matches went to a deciding set