13:33, 28 July 2019 | GMT +6
Timofei Skatov reaches semifinal of ITF Futures tournament
DÉNIA.
KAZINFORM – 18-year-old Timofei Skatov is defending the honor of Kazakhstan at the
ITF Spain F19 tennis tournament hosted by Dénia, Kazinform has learned from Olympic.kz.
Having beaten India’s Rishab Agarval (6-0, 7-5) in the Round of 32 and Spain’s Alberto Barroso-Campos (6- 1, 1-6, 6-1), Timofei Skatov of Kazakhstan defeated another tennis master, Spain’s Pablo Llamas Ruiz, in the quarter-final. The score was 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-1.
In the semi-final, Timofei Skatov will face off with 24-year-old Jaume Pla Malfeito of Spain. It is worth mentioning that Skatov is coached by José Francisco Altur, the founder of the Altur-Alvarino Tennis Academy in Spain.