Shelton d. Safiullin

Shelton beat Safiullin 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai. Shelton won 93 of 177 points (53%). Shelton hit 5 aces to 4 and won 81% of points behind the first serve (48/59) against 70% for Safiullin. Shelton converted 2 of 10 break points and saved 5 of 6 faced; Safiullin converted 1 of 6. The match was played on hard in China.