Almaty, 17 October : Justin Engel laga remarkable run Almaty Open te khotom hoise juntu te tai fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo ke 6-4, 7-6(3) harise, tightly contested 90-minute Round of 16 clash te, Wednesday din.
17-saal German wild card Engel Monday din history banai loise, ATP Tour match jitia piche te, 2007 aro piche dey jonum hua agey khiladi huishey Itu achieve kuria.
Tour-level debut te, Engel Coleman Wong ke haraike bishi impress kuri loise aru Cerundolo khilaf bhi tough battle dikhai dise. Ekta set piche thakile aru second set te early break paise bhi, Engel fight-back kuri tie-break te jaise, 15 winners mara time te talent showcase kurishey. Kintu Cerundolo laga consistency—nine fewer unforced errors commit kura—tai ke quarter-finals te pohnchaidishey.
Engel karone, jun tennis aru kickboxing umaar 12 tak balance kuri thakise aru Rafael Nadal ke idolize kure, itia tournament ekta aru step thakise tai breakthrough saal te. Rank No. 458, Engel May mahina te tai laga first ITF title jiti loise aru itu piche aru tinta titles capture kure ase.
Dusra first-round action te, Australian Aleksandar Vukic straight-sets jeet secure kuri loise compatriot James Duckworth khilaf 6-4, 7-5 te. Vukic next round te eighth seed Adrian Mannarino laga khilaf khelibole ase.
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