Los Cabos Open: Kovacevic advances to last eight
Aleksandar Kovacevic edged out Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Wednesday. He’ll play Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in the next round
Aleksandar Kovacevic at the 2024 Dallas Open
American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic moved into the last eight of the Los Cabos Open by edging out Australian Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the Cabo del Mar Sports Center on Wednesday.
Kovacevic, ranked No 100, will play Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, next.
Ahead of his win today, the American won against qualifier Brandon Holt (6-1, 6-4).
Hijikata, ranked No 79, beat Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 6 seed (6-3, 7-6 (2)) in the previous round of the Los Cabos tournament.
Los Cabos ATP 250, other second-round matches (Cabo del Mar Sports Center, hard, USD 915,245):
- Alex Michelsen beat Alex De Minaur (3): 6-4, 6-1
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Daniel Evans
- Alexander Zverev vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Marcos Giron vs. Casper Ruud
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Emilio Nava vs. Jordan Thompson
- Max Purcell vs. Nuno Borges
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