Beibit Zhukayev, a wildcard from Kazakhstan, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Almaty Open after No. 5 seed Tomas Machac retired during their match at Almaty Arena on Thursday night. Zhukayev, ranked No. 213, was leading 3-1 when Machac, ranked No. 25, withdrew.
Zhukayev will now face the winner of the match between Russian Karen Khachanov, the No. 3 seed, and Finn Otto Virtanen.
Prior to his latest victory, Beibit Zhukayev defeated Lebanese qualifier Benjamin Hassan (6-4, 6-1).
In the previous round, Tomas Machac defeated Kazakh wildcard Timofey Skatov (6-3, 6-4).
Other second-round results from the Almaty ATP 250 tournament at Almaty Arena, played on hard court with a prize money of USD 1,036,700, are as follows:
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Karen Khachanov vs. Otto Virtanen
- Alexander Shevchenko defeated Aslan Karatsev (Q) with a score of 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-5
- Alejandro Tabilo (2) defeated Maximilian Marterer with a score of 6-2, 6-4
- Gabriel Diallo defeated Borna Coric with a score of 7-6 (1), 6-4
- Francisco Cerundolo (4) defeated Justin Engel (WC) with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (3)
