Marat Safin stopped in the second round of Dubai Open
Russian Marat Safin, after a successful debut at the Dubai Open ATR Tennis tournament with a prize fund of $ 1 million, lost to the Belgian Olivier Rokhus with a score of 6: 7, 4: 6. Before this meeting, the Belgian did not pose a particular threat to the "Russian giant". Marat led at personal meetings 5-1. Safin, who had not played in tournaments because of the knee injury, spent his first fight this season with his compatriot Nikolai Davydenko and won three sets with a score of 4: 6, 2, 6: 2.