Athletistic / Tennis. Russian tennis player Roman Safiullin made a successful debut at the ATP-250 tournament in Brisbane (Australia). In the first round, the Russian representative defeated the American Ben Shelton.

The match ended with a score of 6:3, 6:7 (5:7), 6:3. The duration of the fight was 2 hours 37 minutes.

Safiullin, world number 39, had eight aces, committed six double faults and converted two out of 11 break points. Shelton, ranked 17th in the world rankings, served 12 times, committed six service errors and did not convert a single point. break. .

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Safiullin’s next opponent at the Brisbane tournament will be Australian Alexei Popyrin. He beat his compatriot Christopher O’Connell at the start of the competition.


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