Kukushkin upset world number 15 at Roland Garros 2020

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – World number 88 Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan has created another sensation on the courts of the 2020 Roland Garros by eliminating 14th-seeded Italian Fabio Fognini in the opening round in Paris, Kazinform has learnt from Sports.kz.

Kukushkin needed 2 hours 52 minutes to oust the Italian world number 15 in four sets 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 6-0. The Kazakhstani dominated in the fourth set breaking Fognini in the 1^st, 3^rd and 5^th game. The Italian made seven double faults, whereas Kukushkin didn’t make any.

The Kazakhstani took their head 2 head rivalry to 3:3.

In the second round Kukushkin will play against qualifier and world number 105 Pedro Martinez of Spain.