Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan qualifies for 2013 US Open
12:59, 24 August 2013
ASTANA. August 24. KAZINFORM Unlike Andrey Golubev, tennis player Mikhail Kukushkin representing Kazakhstan won Friday in the final round of qualifying to advance to the main draw of the 2013 US Open, Kazinform has learnt from Vesti.kz.
Kukushkin beat French Maxime Teixeira 6:4, 6:2 in one hour and 13 minutes in the final round. He will face Andrej Martin of Slovakia in the Round 1 of the 2013 US Open.
Andrey Golubev was less successful in his attempts to make it through the qualifications, as he was ousted by Ivo Karlovic from Croatia 6:7, 4:6.
Two female tennis stars playing for Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva and Yaroslava Shvedova also advanced to the Round 1 of the 2013 US Open tournament by defeating their respective opponents.