Safiullin - Mannarino. ATP Almaty match forecast
Safiullin and Mannarino will meet in the first round of the tournament in Almaty on October 15. The key factor in the upcoming match will be Safiullin higher current form. His confident play in Shanghai indicates that the Russian is in good playing form at the moment. Will Roman be able to get past Mannarino? - the match analysis and bets on this fight are in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Roman Safiullin

Current form
Safiullin showed a pretty good result at the recent Masters in Shanghai - he reached the fourth round of that competition. The Russian has only played one match on indoor hard courts this season.
Professional qualities
Safiullin is a versatile tennis player who can successfully perform on any surface. His game is characterized by aggression and diversity. The Russian prefers to constantly keep his opponent under pressure, using powerful shots with both hands. Roman has a dangerous first serve, especially aimed at the second square. However, despite all his advantages, Roman sometimes experiences problems with psychological stability and physical preparation in decisive sets.
Current indicators in the tour
Safiullin has won one trophy this season - he won the challenger in Cary. It was his 24th career title. Let us recall that the Russian is currently ranked 58th in the world.
Interesting facts for betting
Safiullin has won four of his last six matches.

Adrian Mannarino

Current form
Mannarino has failed in his last two tournaments. At the Beijing tournament, the Frenchman hung up his racket after the second round, and in Shanghai, he lost to Zachary Svajda at the start. Adrian has three wins and two losses indoors this season.
Professional qualities
Mannarino is a master of defensive tennis. His game is based on reliable defense and the ability to take the initiative from his opponent. A powerful serve and a variety of shots to the corners of the court allow the Frenchman to control the course of rallies. Despite his age, Adrian remains calm on the court and sticks to his proven tactics.
Current indicators in the tour
Mannarino is not having the best season. He has a negative statistics - 14 wins and 29 losses. Because of this, Adrian left the top 50 of the world ranking and is now in 56th place.
Interesting facts for betting
Mannarino reached the semi-finals in Dallas and played in the quarter-finals in Rennes indoors this season.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 2>1
In 3 of Safiullin last 5 matches, events on the court have developed according to this scenario
2.22Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has played in 3 of Mannarino previous 5 matches
1.59Tip and bets
Safiullin looks better than Mannarino at this stage of the season. Therefore, in the upcoming match, we give preference to the Russian. Roman looked good in Shanghai, and he will probably be able to show a good result at the tournament in Almaty.
Our prediction is Safiullin victory with a handicap of (-3) games for a coefficient of 1.83
Bet on total
Safiullin and Mannarino have met each other twice in their careers. Their last face-to-face encounter was played in two sets. We bet that the upcoming match will not go beyond two sets.
The second forecast is total under 22 games for odds of 1.84
Bet on the first set
Three of Mannarino last five matches have seen the first set go to fewer than 9.5 games. We expect Adrian upcoming match against Safiullin to also start with a low-scoring first set.
Forecast - total under 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.95