NUR-SULTAN / ex ASTANA (KazInform) — Kazakhstan’s Dmitriy Popko has won in the first round of the qualification at the 2020 Roland Garros in Paris.

Kazakhstan’s Putintseva books 3^rd round clash with Rybakina in Rome In the first match of the qualifying round the 23-year-old Popko routed Argentinean Andrea Collarini in straight sets 6-2, 6-1.

The match lasted for a little over an hour. Both tennis players hit two aces apiece, however, Collarini made three double faults whereas Popko made no double faults.

In the next round of the qualification Popko will face German Oscar Otte.