Astana Open: Korda comes through tough Popyrin test to reach second round
Sebastian Korda edged out Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 and will play Portuguese Nuno Borges in the next round
Sebastian Korda at the 2023 Australian Open
American Sebastian Korda, the No 5 seed, edged out Australian Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Astana Open at the Daulet National Tennis Center.
Korda, ranked No 28, will play Portuguese Nuno Borges next.
Astana ATP250, other first-round results (Daulet National Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.017.850, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Ofner beat Marton Fucsovics: 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Dominic Thiem beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-3, 7-6 (8)
- Sho Shimabukuro (Q) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-2, 6-4
- Marcos Giron beat Stan Wawrinka (8): 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)
- Alibek Kachmazov (Q) beat Corentin Moutet: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Jurij Rodionov (Q) beat Gregoire Barrere: 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Egor Gerasimov (Q) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Adrian Mannarino (6) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Nuno Borges beat Mikhail Kukushkin (WC): 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Alexander Shevchenko (WC) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 6-3
- Hamad Medjedovic (WC) beat Laslo Djere (7): 6-3, 2-1 ret.
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