Kazakhstan’s Popko advances at MTA Open in Turkey

ANTALYA. KAZINFORM – Dmitry Popko of Kazakhstan has cruised into the second round of the ATP Challenger in Antalya, Turkey with the prize fund of €44,820, Kazinform has learnt from the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation.

In the opening round of the MTA Open Popko eliminated Argentinian qualifier Facundo Mena in two sets 7-6, 6-3. The match lasted for 1 hour 46 minutes.

Next Popko will face another Argentinian, this time 6^th-seeded Facundo Bagnis who stunned Turkish wildcard Marsel Ilhan in the first-round match.