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yDubai Open: Kotov reaches second round, upsets wild card Popyrin
Pavel Kotov edged out Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) on Monday. He’ll play the winner of the match between Russian lucky loser Alexander Shevchenko and Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Russian qualifier Pavel Kotov moved into the second round of the Dubai Open by edging out Australian wild card Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Monday.
Kotov, ranked No 138, will play the winner of the match between Russian lucky loser Alexander Shevchenko and Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 5 seed, next.
Dubai ATP500, other first-round results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 2.855.495, most recent results first):
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Machac
- Alexander Bublik vs. Alexandar Lazarov
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Matteo Arnaldi
- Francesco Passaro vs. Mikael Ymer
- Daniel Evans vs. Borna Coric
- Karen Khachanov vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Maxime Cressy vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Alexander Zverev vs. Jiri Lehecka: monday
- Andrey Rublev (2) beat Filip Krajinovic: 7-5, 6-2
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Malek Jaziri (WC): 6-2, 6-0
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Lorenzo Sonego: monday
- Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC) beat Quentin Halys (LL): 6-4, 7-6 (9)
