Los Cabos Open: Kovacevic advances to second round
Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Brandon Holt 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 6 seed, and Australian Rinky Hijikata in the next round
Aleksandar Kovacevic of the United States reacts after winning a point against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan during their semifinal match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)/LJM135/22274316836196//2210011105
Qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic won against qualifier Brandon Holt 6-1, 6-4 to move into the second round of the Los Cabos Open at the Cabo del Mar Sports Center on Tuesday.
Kovacevic, ranked No 100, will play the winner of the match between Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 6 seed, and Australian Rinky Hijikata next.
Los Cabos ATP 250, other first-round matches (Cabo del Mar Sports Center, hard, USD 915,245):
- Max Purcell (7) beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Alex Michelsen beat Constant Lestienne: 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Daniel Evans beat Roman Safiullin (5): 6-2, 6-4
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
- Taro Daniel vs. Marcos Giron
- Diego Schwartzman vs. Emilio Nava
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Rinky Hijikata
- Dominik Koepfer vs. Nuno Borges
- Ernesto Escobedo vs. Jordan Thompson
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Jack Draper
