“Vadim Ursu could not beat Billy Harris at the start of the ATP 1000 tournament selection in China”, — write: sport.ua
In the 1st round of selection, the Ukrainian lost in two sets to Billy Harris (Great Britain, ATP 104) in 1 hour and 17 minutes.
ATP 1000 Shanghai. Hard. Qualification
Billy Harris (Great Britain) [8] – Vadim Ursu (Ukraine) – 6:2, 6:4
This was the first meeting of the rivals.
Harris will play against the representative of Kazakhstan Beybit Zhukayev in the decisive match of selection.
Ursu played at this level for the first time. Vadim became the first Ukrainian athlete since May 2023 to qualify for the Masters. In addition to Ursu, Ilya Marchenko is also playing in the selection, who has already started his confrontation against Hong Song Chan.