The Ukrainian tennis player unexpectedly lost in Shymkent to Turkish representative Ergi Kirkin.
Ilya Marchenko unexpectedly lost in the second round of the Challenger to Shimkent of Kazakhstan. The Ukrainian tennis player, seeded in the competition under the fourth number, lost to Turkish representative Ergi Kirkin.
Note that Ukraine’s second racket started the match well and won the first set, but then easily lost the next two.
As a result, the fight lasted two hours and 45 minutes and ended with a score of 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 3 in favor of an athlete from the Bosphorus coast. Marchenko filed an ace for the match and made six double faults.
Tennis. Shymkent. Second round
Ilya Marchenko (Ukraine) – Ergi Kirkin (Turkey) – 7: 5, 1: 6, 3: 6
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Source: korrespondent
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