Almaty Open: Cobolli advances to last 8
Flavio Cobolli won against Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday

Italian Flavio Cobolli, the No 3 seed, moved into the last 8 of the Almaty Open by winning against Australian lucky loser Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 7-5 at Almaty Arena on Wednesday.
Cobolli, ranked No 22, will play Australian qualifier James Duckworth next.
Almaty ATP 250, other second-round results (Almaty Arena, hard, USD 1.055.255, most recent results first):
- Karen Khachanov vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Adam Walton vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Luciano Darderi vs. Shintaro Mochizuki
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Alex Michelsen
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Fabian Marozsan
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Corentin Moutet: wednesday
- James Duckworth beat Gabriel Diallo (7): 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4