Kotov Dominates Ukrainian Krutikh in Barcelona Tournament

Moscow, April 17 – Russian Pavel Kotov defeated Ukrainian Alexei Krutikh in the first round of the ATP 500 sand tennis tournament in Barcelona, ​​Spain, the prize pool of which exceeds 2.7 million euros.

Kotov, ranked 108th in the ATP ranking, beat the 180th racket of the world with a score of 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 4, 6: 1. The tennis players spent 2 hours 25 minutes on the court and gave up shaking hands traditional after the game.

In the second round, 24-year-old Kotov will play Britain’s Cameron Norrie, who is seeded seventh.