Kazakhstan’s Kukushkin sensationally beats Stan Wawrinka at Basel tennis tournament

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin upended the third-seeded Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka in 6-4, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3 fashion on the hardcourts at St. Jakobshalle, according to the Tennis Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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Recall that in 2010, at the Davis Cup held in Astana, the Kazakhstani Mikhail Kukushkin beat Stan Wawrinka. As a result, the Swiss team was defeated with a score of 5:0.

It is worth noting that the 2014 Basel champion will claim USD450,000.