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by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
Christopher O'Connell takes on Roman Safiullin for a place in round two of the Winston Salem Open. For the winner of this outdoor hard court tournament, the opponent will be 14th seed Roberto Bautista Agut. Here's our match prediction.
O'Connell lost his only previous match against Safiullin. He's had to wait eight years for the chance to avenge that clay court defeat. The Australian reached round three in Toronto last month (his best hard court performance of 2025) and had beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas on route and he's top seed here in Winston Salem.
Then he had to pull out of his scheduled match against Alex de Minaur due to an abdominal injury. This is his first match since that withdrawal. The 31-year-old has a 12-8 hard court record this year. He's 77th in the live rankings.
Roman Safiullin has an 8-10 record on hard courts in 2025 but he did lose his first four matches. He lost in round two of the recent Toronto and Cincinnati tournaments. Like his opponent, his best hard court run of the year has been a third round, his coming in Miami.
He's won six Challenger Tour hard court finals and reached one ATP Tour decider two years ago.
We tip over 21.5 games to be played.
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The Best Betting Odds for Roman Safiullin v Christopher O'Connell Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.5 | 2.63 |
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1.5 | 2.6 |
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1.45 | 2.75 |
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1.48 | 2.5 |
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1.5 | 2.6 |
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Who will win the Roman Safiullin vs Christopher O'Connell Tennis game?
Our prediction for the Roman Safiullin vs Christopher O'Connell match is: over 21.5 games to be played.
The best winner predictions and betting odds for the Roman Safiullin vs Christopher O'Connell game on 18/08/2025 of the current ATP Winston-Salem Open season:
- Roman Safiullin has a 56.93% chance to win against Christopher O'Connell according to 22bet ⭐ with the odds of 1.51.
- Christopher O'Connell has a 43.07% probability of winning facing Roman Safiullin ⭐ with odds of 2.75 at Betway.
Roman Safiullin vs Christopher O'Connell Best Prediction and Odds
Based on the bookmaker's betting lines in this match, Roman Safiullin has a 56.93 % chance to win.
| Prediction | Chance to win |
|---|---|
| Roman Safiullin | 56.93 % |
| Christopher O'Connell | 43.07 % |
Roman Safiullin vs Christopher O'Connell Form
Roman Safiullin and Christopher O'Connell Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
9 Aug 2025 - ATP Cincinnati Open
7 Aug 2025 - ATP Cincinnati Open
29 Jul 2025 - ATP Toronto
27 Jul 2025 - ATP Toronto
30 Jun 2025 - ATP Wimbledon Championships
24 Jun 2025 - ATP Mallorca Open
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
2 Aug 2025 - ATP Toronto
30 Jul 2025 - ATP Toronto
28 Jul 2025 - ATP Toronto
21 Jul 2025 - ATP Washington Citi Open
30 Jun 2025 - ATP Wimbledon Championships
21 Jun 2025 - ATP Eastbourne International
Roman Safiullin - Christopher O'Connell Key Points
- Over 21.5 games have been played in seven of Safiullin's last nine best-of-three set matches.
- A 7-5 or 7-6 set would help our prediction. Safiullin has played at least one in all but two of his last 12 matches.
- O'Connell's last completed match saw over 21.5 games played.
- O'Connell has played either a 7-5 or 7-6 set in 11 hard court matches this year.
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Our Roman Safiullin vs Christopher O'Connell Prediction
This is an intriguing match in round one of the Winston Salem Open. Christopher O'Connell played well in his last tournament and had a big win over Stefanos Tsistsipas. Then injury ruled him out of his third round match. Now he returns to the court and hopefully he'll be back 100% fit.
Roman Safiullin has lacked consistency on hard courts this year. He and O'Connell have both failed to get past round three of an ATP Tour hard court event this year. Our Roman Safiullin v Christopher O'Connell prediction is over 21.5 games to be played.
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