Russian Karen Khachanov, seeded No. 3, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Almaty Open after defeating Finn Otto Virtanen 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) at Almaty Arena on Thursday night. Ranked 26th, Khachanov will face Kazakh wildcard Beibit Zhukayev in the next round.
In the previous round, Virtanen, ranked No. 116, managed to defeat Italian Fabio Fognini (6-3, 7-6 (4)) in the Almaty tournament.
Other second-round results from the Almaty ATP 250 at Almaty Arena on a hard surface with a prize fund of USD 1,036,700 are as follows:
– Frances Tiafoe vs. Daniel Evans
– Aleksandar Vukic vs. Adrian Mannarino
– Beibit Zhukayev defeated Tomas Machac (5) by a score of 3-1 ret.
– 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)
