Citi Open: Mmoh saves three match points to upset Hurkacz
The American will play the winner of the match between Radu Albot and American J.J. Wolf, the No 16 seed, in the next round
Michael Mmoh at the 2021 Australian Open
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American Michael Mmoh advanced to the last 16 of the Citi Open by edging out Pole Hubert Hurkacz in a third set tiebreaker after saving three match points along the way.
The American scored his third top 20 win of the season by beating the No 4 seed 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington on Tuesday.
The American has now improved to 3-1 against top 20 opponents in 2023:
- Australian Open – defeated #13 Alexander Zverev
- Wimbledon – defeated #12 Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Washington – defeated #17 Hubert Hurkacz
Mmoh, ranked No 112 in the world, will face the winner of the match between Radu Albot and American J.J. Wolf, the No 16 seed, next.
The American defeated qualifier Bradley Klahn (6-3, 6-3) in the previous round of the Washington D.C. tournament.
Washington ATP500, other second-round matches (Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, hard, USD 2,013,940):
- Grigor Dimitrov (5) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 7-6 (6), 6-2
- Juncheng Shang (Q) beat Ben Shelton (14): 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- Taylor Fritz vs. Zachary Svajda
- Gael Monfils vs. Alexander Bublik
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Andy Murray
- Tallon Griekspoor vs. Liam Broady
- Gregoire Barrere vs. Daniel Evans
- Yosuke Watanuki vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Sho Shimabukuro
- Ugo Humbert vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Radu Albot vs. J.J. Wolf
- Sebastian Korda vs. Alexander Shevchenko
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Emil Ruusuvuori vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
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