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Kwon Saves 1 M.P. In Adelaide; Fucsovics, Kokkinakis Advance

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Soonwoo Kwon saves one match point to beat fifth seed Lloyd Harris on Tuesday in Adelaide.

Mager to play Khachanov in second round

Soonwoo Kwon saved one match point on Tuesday to knock out fifth-seeded South African Lloyd Harris 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 in two hours and 21 minutes at the Adelaide International 2.

The South Korean, who led Harris 5-3 in the first set, saved one match point on serve at 4-5, Ad Out, in the second set. Last year’s Nur-Sultan titlist will now face France’s Arthur Rinderknech in the second round.

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Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics overcame Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands 6-3, 7-6(4) in one hour and 53 minutes. The eighth seed now challenges French qualifier Corentin Moutet, who saved seven of eight break points to defeat Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-2, 6-4 in 88 minutes.

Australian wild card Thanasi Kokkinakis recorded his fourth win in five matches in 2022 to beat Benoit Paire of France 6-4, 6-0 in 70 minutes. The 25-year-old lost just two of his first-service points (25/27) and now plays second-seeded American John Isner.

Italian Gianluca Mager set up a clash against third-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov after a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Egor Gerasimov of Belarus in one hour and 56 minutes. Last week, Khachanov fell to Gael Monfils in the Adelaide International 1 final.

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