Athletistic/Tennis. Honored tennis coach of Russia Viktor Yanchuk commented on the victory of Russian Roman Safiullin over the 10th racket in the world, German Alexander Zverev, and also said that Roman is now one of the contenders for victory at the ATP-1000 tournament in Shanghai.

“Safiullina’s brilliant victory over Zverev. Roman had already submitted an application and became more visible after his performance at the Davis Cup (in fact, Safiullin is remembered for his performance not in the Davis Cup, but in another team tournament, the 2022 ATP Cup, where he played with Daniil Medvedev. – Approx.). This experience did him good: confidence appeared, he began to understand that he was no worse than the others. Zverev is top class, but we have to fight and get into the decisive moments. But Safioullin has nothing to lose, so he plays freely. This affected the game and the mistakes made by Zverev.

After this victory, Roman will be more aggressive and motivated to win every match. Now, with more ground, he can achieve victory in the tournament. Now he can handle it, ”Yanchuk said in a conversation with a correspondent of “Championship”.

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