Kazakhstani Kukushkin upset in Australian Open 1st Round
15:43, 15 January 2019
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - 24-year-old French Lucas Pouille eliminated Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in the opening round of the 2019 Australian Open in Melbourne, Kazinform has learnt from Sports.kz.
World №30 Pouille routed the Kazakhstani in a three set match 6-1, 7-5, 6-4. He needed 1 hour and 45 minutes and 20 aces to outplay Kukushkin, taking their head to head rivalry to 3:1.
In the second round Pouille will face off with Maximilian Marterer.
Earlier it was reported that Zarina Diyas had crashed out of the singles' ladies event of the tournament.