In Mexico City, the Challenger tournament is currently taking place, featuring Kazakh tennis player Beibit Zhukayev who is ranked No. 201 in the ATP. In the second round of the singles event, Zhukayev competed against local player Rodrigo Pacheco Mendes, ranked No. 685 in the ATP, who received a wild card from the organizers. Zhukayev emerged victorious with a score of 6:3, 6:4.
The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes, during which Zhukayev served 17 aces, had one double fault, and converted two out of six break points.
Up next, Zhukayev, seeded fifth in Mexico, will face Canadian player Alexis Galarneau, ranked No. 212 in the ATP, for a place in the semifinals. In his previous match at the Mexico Challenger, Zhukayev defeated Zimbabwean player Benjamin Lock with a score of 4:6, 6:3, 6:4.
