Chesnokov called Safiullin’s victory over Alcaraz at the tournament in Paris a sensation

Soviet and Russian tennis player Andrei Chesnokov called the victory of Russian Roman Safiullin over Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the second round match of the tournament in Paris a sensation.

On Tuesday, the Russian, ranked 45th in the ATP rankings, beat world number two Alcaraz 6:3, 6:4 in the second round of the Masters. For Safiullin, who reached the main draw of the tournament through qualification, this victory over a representative of the top 3 ATP rankings was the first in his career.

— Safiullin’s victory over Alcaraz is a sensation, to be honest. For Safiullin this is a super-golden year. Based on the performance he shows, he can definitely qualify for the top 20. At the beginning of the match, Alcaraz took his serve, but Safiullin was not upset and began to play even better.

If you take Alcaraz, then this is some kind of machine, a bundle of muscles. You need to hold his blow, which is what Safiullin did. He played at Alcaraz speed. Today Safiullin played very well at Alcaraz’s speed and held the court very well with his feet. He’s great. This season, Safiullin shot well and hardened himself in matches. Even his losses strengthened him and gave him the impetus to beat Alcaraz today. This is already the second match for Safiullin – he won. This was Alcaraz’s first match. The first match is always difficult. Especially when Safiullin played an amazing match with such ambitions,” Chesnokov is quoted as saying by “Championship”.

In the next round of competition in Paris, Safiullin’s opponent will be compatriot Karen Khachanov.