Tennis
Krutykh defeated the old 60th racket and reached the base of the Challenger in Finland
Ukrainian tennis player Alexey Krutykh (ATP 240) entered the main draw of the competition held in Helsinki (Finland) on indoor hard surfaces.
In the qualifying final, the Ukrainian player defeated the former 60th player in the world in two sets Stefano Travaglio (Italy, ATP 211) In 1 hour 52 minutes.
ATP Challenger Helsinki. It’s hard indoors. Qualification
Stefano Travaglia (Italy) – Alexey Krutykh (Ukraine) – 6:7 (5:7), 5:7
This was the second meeting of tennis players. In February 2023, Alexey lost to an Italian at the start of the tough fight in Tenerife.
After Travagli’s match with Alexey, the winning streak became 6 matches.
In the 1st round of the qualifying round in the Finnish capital, Krutykh defeated Leevi Satela with scores of 6:1 and 6:0.
Source: Sport UA
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