The Argentinian Facundo Bagnis qualified for the second round of Istanbul Challenger, after imposing on the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang 6-4 and 6-1 in the initial round.
Bagnis, a native of Armstrong, Santa Fe, and ranked 125th in the ATP world rankings, achieved his first victory of the year over Zhang (169th) after one hour and 22 minutes of play in the tournament that is being played. on fast and indoor surface.
The 30-year-old Argentine will play his next match in the round of 16 against Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler (148th), who beat Denis Istomin (183rd), from Uzbekistan, 2-6, 6-2 and 6-4.
It should be remembered that the Istanbul Challenger, endowed with prizes for 132,280 euros, quickly ran out of their two top favorites, who lost in the initial round, the Colombian Daniel Elahí Galán (115 °) and the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (118°).
Meanwhile, the Argentine Guido Andreozzi, which returned to official action in the Australian qualifying after 15 months, finally was not part of the game.
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