In his opening match, he lost to Australian representative Rinka Hijikata, who ranks 110th in the world rankings, with a score of 5:7, 7:5, 3:6, 5:7. The duration of the match was exactly 4 hours. Meanwhile, Kotov went eight innings from start to finish, committed six double faults and made 7 break points out of a possible 15. Hijikata landed five aces, committed four double faults and successfully converted 9 of 26 break points.
The Australian’s next opponent at the US Open tournament will be Marton Fucovich (Hungary), who outplayed American Sebastian Korda at the start of the US Open.
Source: Sport

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