Citi Open: Shevchenko upsets Korda to reach second round

Russian Alexander Shevchenko advanced to the last 16 of the Citi Open by edging out American Sebastian Korda, the No 8 seed, in three sets on Tuesday in Washington DC.

Shevchenko came from a set down to win 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center to score his first top 30 win.

1st top 30 win: Secured ✅

Shevchenko comes from a set down to beat Korda 5-7 7-6 6-4!#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/RynqQxjaHY

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 2, 2023

This was Shevchenko’s fourth top 50 win of the season in what was his eight ATP level victory.

The Russian, ranked No 93, will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Gregoire Barrere and No 9 seed Dan Evans next.

The 22-year-old Shevchenko won against American Maxime Cressy (6-3, 7-6 (8)) 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):

• Frances Tiafoe (2) beat Aslan Karatsev: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Yoshihito Nishioka (10): 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
• Michael Mmoh beat Hubert Hurkacz (4): 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4)
• 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
• Jordan Thompson vs. Adrian Mannarino
• 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

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