Timofey Skatov wins at the start of Challenger tournament in Chile
07:18, 25 January 2023
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan’s Timofey Skatov (world No 144) held his first round match vs. Taiwanese Wu Tung-lin (world No 166) at the Challenger tournament in Concepción , Chile, Kazinform learned from Sports.kz.
The match lasted for two hours and 12 minutes and ended with Skatov’s win in two sets – 7:5, 7:6.
During the match, Skatov hit three aces, made four double faults, and won six points and three consecutive games.
Last October, Timofey won his first-ever Challenger title in Italy’s Parma which enabled him to climb 57 positions up in the ATP rankings.
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