U.S. Open 2015: Kazakh tennis player retires from opening match

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan's tennis player Aleksandr Nedovyesov was unable to finish his opening match against Aussie Lleyton Hewitt at the U.S. Open 2015 in New York City.

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Nedovyesov retired in the middle of the match being 0-6, 6-7, 0-1 down. Recall that Hewitt triumphed over the Kazakhstani athlete this summer by beating him in the 5th singles rubber at Davis Cup quarterfinal in Darwin, Australia. In the second-round match Hewitt will face off with his compatriot Bernard Tomic who eliminated Damir Dzumhur in four sets.