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Safiullin started at the tournament in Beijing with a victory over the seventh racket of the world

84th racket of the world Roman Safiullin entered the second round of the tournament of the Association of tennis professionals (ATP) category 500 in Beijing. In the match of the first round, the Russian defeated the Italian Flavio Kobolli, who occupies the seventh place in the world classification.

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84th racket of the world Roman Safiullin entered the second round of the tournament of the Association of tennis professionals (ATP) category 500 in Beijing. In the match of the first round, the Russian defeated the Italian Flavio Kobolli, who occupies the seventh place in the world classification.

The athletes spent 1 hour and 24 minutes on the court. The meeting ended with the score 6:3, 6:2. The next opponent of Roman Safiullina will be determined in the match between his compatriot Andrei Rublev (24th in the world) and the Netherlands Tallon Grikspor (55th).

The tournament in Beijing will end on October 6. Its prize fund is $4 million. The current winner of the competition is Italian tennis player Yannick Sinner, who is not competing this year due to injury.

Arnold Kabanov

Source: Коммерсантъ ↗

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