Kukushkin and Popko advance at ATP Challengers in UK, Croatia

World No. 136 Mikhail Kukushkin defeated British qualifier Paul Jubb ranked 308th in the second round with a score of 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Kukushkin will face another local tennis player, Billy Harris, in the quarterfinals.
World No. 244 Dmitry Popko had a successful start at the ATP Challenger in Zagreb. In the first set, the Kazakhstani ultimately prevailed over Argentine Renzo Olivo ranked 274th with a score of 6-7, 6-2, 7-5. In the next round, Popko will play with Croatian Dino Prižmić.
Recall that the ATP Challenger Tour with a purse of $125,000 kicked off in Surbiton on 5 June 2024.