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Russian tennis player lost the 109th racket of the world at the tournament in Kazakhstan
Roman Safiullin lost to the Japanese So Shimabukuro in three sets*
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Russian tennis player Roman Safiullin failed to reach the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Almaty (Kazakhstan).
In the first round, the 29-year-old Safiullin lost to the Japanese So Shimabukuro, the 109th racket of the world, with a score of 7:6 (7:4), 4:6, 4:6.
Shimabukuro in the next match will play with another Russian – Daniil Medvedev, the first seed.
Safiullin occupies the 70th place in the world ranking (the fourth of the Russians), not his account has no titles in ATP tournaments.
The tournament in Almaty with a prize fund of more than $ 1 million will last until October 25.
