Beibit Zhukayev defeats former world No. 31
The ATP Challenger Tour with a purse of $125,000 kicked off in Surbiton, Kazinform News Agency cites the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation (KTF).
World No. 171 Beibit Zhukayev defeated Maxime Cressy ranked 175th, a former world No. 31, in two sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3.
In the second round, Zhukayev will face one of two Australian competitors, Christopher O'Connell or James Duckworth.
In the first round of the tournament, world No. 136 Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin exhibited a high degree of confidence in his performance, ultimately prevailing over Britain's Arthur Ferry ranked 246th with a score of 6-3, 6-2. The Kazakhstani athlete will proceed to the quarterfinals, where he will face the winner of the Alex Mickelsen (USA)/Paul Jubb (Great Britain) clash.
