Famous former Russian tennis player Andrei Olkhovsky, who plays doubles in the semi-finals of Grand Slam tournaments, said in his comment to socialbites.ca that 26-year-old Roman Safiullin has the chance to progress and become one of the best in the world. The best tennis players in the world.
“Roman has every chance to break into the elite. 26 – still young. For some, this age is the beginning of the journey. If we take the same Thomas Johansson, then in my opinion he won the Australian Open, which has only one helmet, at the age of 29-30, at what age was he there? There was also tennis player Andres Gomez, who won his only “helmet” at the age of 30. There are examples where players started late and achieved the best results at an older age,” assured Olkhovsky.
Safiullin has made great progress this season, claiming twice as many victories at the ATP level as in the previous eight years of his career, as well as reaching a record 49th place in the rankings. Currently, the Russian tennis player is ranked 50th in the world rankings.
Former world number two acceptedHe said he was not surprised by Kasatkina’s exit from the US Open.