Safiu-in?

As for Karatsev we have to guess the tournaments where Safiullin will play the fire, given his R1 we must respect him and wonder if this week there is not some excellent Safiullin to come

A jerk with the manner against Diego in the first round, instinctively I said to myself ok Musetti is not Diego, he serves better, can slice, hurt with his forehand etc. Which is not false, on paper Musetti definitely has more weapons to annoy Safiullin, but is that enough? Historically this is not the case, Safiullin leads 2/0 including a 6/3 6/4 victory in China last year. For what ? Because with his power and his aggression he deprives Musetti of time and hurts him. The Italian likes to have time on the backhand and it's true that he defends less well than Diego too, so ultimately will he do better? I don't see him taking 2 and 2 but will he manage to break the rhythm and find time to crack Safiullin?