Safiullin d. Houkes

Safiullin beat Houkes 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals at the Alicante Challenger. Safiullin won 64 of 104 points (62%). Safiullin hit 0 aces to 2 and won 70% of points behind the first serve (19/27) against 56% for Houkes. The second serve told: 64% won for Safiullin, 24% for Houkes. Safiullin converted 5 of 11 break points and saved 0 of 2 faced; Houkes converted 2 of 2. The match was played on clay in Spain.