Kukushkin strolls into President's Cup quarterfinal in Astana
14:03, 30 July 2015
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstani tennis player Mikhail Kukushkin has advanced to the quarterfinal of the President's Cup-2015 in Astana.
Kazakhstan's №1 in tennis and top-seed of the tournament confidently routed Markos Kalovelonis from Greece. Kukushkin needed only 44 minutes to outclass the Greek athlete in two straight sets 6-0, 6-1, Vesti.kz says. Unfortunately, Kazakhstan's Timur Khabibulin failed to reach the quarterfinal after being eliminated by Belgian Yannick Mertens 2-6, 3-6. The prize fund of the ATP Challenger Tour in Astana totals $75,000.