Citi Open: 12th seed Kecmanovic beats Wolf to reach last 16
The Serb will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 6 seed, and Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov in the next round
Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 12 seed, advanced to the last 16 of the Citi Open by winning against American wildcard J.J. Wolf on Tuesday.
Kecmanovic won 6-2, 6-3 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington in a second round clash.
The Serb, ranked No 51, will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 6 seed, and Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov next.
Wolf, ranked No 143, beat lucky loser Zachary Svajda (6-4, 7-5) in the previous round of the tournament.
Washington ATP 500, other second-round matches (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 2,100,230):
- Seong-Chan Hong vs. Karen Khachanov
- Alex Michelsen vs. Mattia Bellucci
- David Goffin vs. Flavio Cobolli
- Reilly Opelka vs. Jordan Thompson
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Adrian Mannarino vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Sebastian Korda vs. Cristian Garin