Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, seeded No. 4, emerged victorious against German wildcard Justin Engel with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Almaty Open at the Almaty Arena on Wednesday evening.
Cerundolo, currently ranked No. 31, is set to face the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev and Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko next.
In the previous round of the Almaty tournament, Engel, ranked No. 458, defeated Chak Lam Coleman Wong with scores of 7-5, 6-4.
Other second-round results of the Almaty ATP 250 tournament at the Almaty Arena, featuring a hard court and a total prize money of USD 1.036.700, are as follows (with the most recent results listed first):
- Karen Khachanov vs. Otto Virtanen
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Alexander Shevchenko
- Maximilian Marterer vs. Alejandro Tabilo
- Borna Coric vs. Gabriel Diallo
