Russia’s Roman Safiullin serves to Canada’s Denis Shapovalov through the males’s singles match in opposition to on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 9, 2023.| Photo Credit: AP

World quantity 92 Roman Safiullin reached his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Wimbledon on Sunday when he defeated Denis Shapovalov in 4 units.

The 25-year-old Russian, who had by no means beforehand handed the second spherical of a significant and was making his Wimbledon debut, got here via 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in opposition to the Twenty sixth-seeded Canadian, a semi-finalist two years in the past.

Safiullin had solely gained one match on grass previous to coming to the match.

His reward is a match-up with both Jannik Sinner, the Italian eighth seed, or Colombia's Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia, for a spot within the semi-finals.