Mallorca Open: Lucky loser Kotov shocks Davidovich Fokina, reaches last eight
Pavel Kotov edged out Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday evening and will play South African qualifier Lloyd Harris in the next round
Pavel Kotov in Hamburg in 2020 (Imago/Panoramic)
Russian lucky loser Pavel Kotov edged out Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the second seed, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Mallorca Open at Mallorca Country Club on Tuesday evening.
Kotov, ranked No 116, will play South African qualifier Lloyd Harris next.
The Russian defeated Australian qualifier Li Tu (7-6 (4), 6-3) ahead of his victory.
Mallorca ATP250, other second-round results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 915.630, most recent results first):
- Feliciano López vs. Jordan Thompson
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Ben Shelton
- Arthur Rinderknech vs. Constant Lestienne
- Corentin Moutet beat Roberto Carballes Baena (8): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Lloyd Harris beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Adrian Mannarino (4) beat Guido Pella: 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
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