In Ex-en-Provence, France, the ATP Challenger tournament is currently taking place. Kazakhstani tennis player Alexander Shevchenko competed in the second round of the singles event.
Playing for a spot in the quarterfinals, Alexander Shevchenko (ATP No. 59) surprisingly lost to Argentine player Facundo Bagnis (ATP No. 136), who made it to the main draw of the tournament through the qualifiers. The Kazakh player was defeated by his opponent with a score of 3:6, 6:1, 3:6.
The athletes spent 1 hour and 56 minutes on the court. During this time, Shevchenko made three double faults, converted five out of 11 break points, and struggled with his serve.
Alexander was seeded seventh in this competition.
Prior to this match, Shevchenko secured a victory against the home favorite Gregoire Barrere with a score of 6:3, 6:1.
