Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Roman Safiullin meet in the match at Stuttgart on Tuesday. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has dropped 2 straight and sits at 2-8 over the last ten. Roman Safiullin has won 4 of the last 10.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one. On grass specifically it reads 1-0 Perricard — worth more than the overall number this week.
Hold strength tells the story — 77.8% versus 72.7% on first-serve points in Perricard's favor. Perricard should have enough here, though Safiullin has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.