Stefanos Tsitsipas continues his run at the Almaty Open, with Mikhail Kukushkin as his next opponent in the round of 16 of the tournament in Kazakhstan.
The Greek champion, who is ranked No. 39 in the world rankings and is the No. 7 seed, secured his spot in the second round after a grueling match against American Aleksandar Kovacevic. Tsitsipas needed three sets to prevail, 7-6(9), 3-6, 6-3, after a two-hour match.
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Tsitsipas, sakkari, and sakellaridis move up
Sakkari missed out on a spot in the wuhan semifinals by a hair
Next up for him is Mikhail Kukushkin, who is playing in front of his home crowd. The 38-year-old Kazakh, ranked No. 389 in the world, secured his spot in the round of 16 by defeating Stefanos Sakellaridis in straight sets, winning 7-6(4), 7-6(3).
The match is scheduled to close out Wednesday’s (10/21) schedule on center court, with the start time estimated at approximately 5:30 p.m. Greek time.
*photo source: AP
