Dmitriy Popko, a Kazakh tennis player ranked No. 234 in the ATP, faced an unexpected defeat in the first round of the singles match at the ATP Challenger tournament in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He lost to Juan Carlos Prado Angelo from Bolivia, who is ranked No. 490 in the ATP, with a score of 6:7, 6:7.
The match lasted for 2 hours and 29 minutes. During this time, Popko served six aces, made two double faults, and converted two out of three break points.
Popko was seeded third in the tournament in Brazil, while his opponent entered the main draw through the qualifying rounds.
In a separate event, Alexander Shevchenko and Mikhail Kukushkin kicked off their participation at the Challenger tournament in France.
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