In the second round, Kotov (Q) lost with a score of 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 1:6 to the 2020 Olympic singles champion, 10th racket in the world, German Alexander Zverev (1 ). The tennis players’ meeting lasted 2 hours 27 minutes.
Kotov served four times, committed five double faults and converted two out of four break points.
For reaching the semi-finals of the Chengdu tournament, Zverev will fight with the 47th racket in the world, the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic.
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