The German Justin Engelwho turned 17 on October 1, won the first round of the tournament Almaty to Hong Kong Coleman Wong through 7-5 and 6-4 and thus became the Youngest player to win an ATP match since Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz He did it at the age of 16 in February 2020 in Rio de Janeiro.
Engel, playing in the Kazakh city by invitation, is ranked 458th in the world ranking and in his previous match he reached the quarterfinals of the challenger in Villena (Spain).
In his debut in Almaty, the German saved seven break points before taking the first set and managed a break in the first game of the second, not falling behind at 133 on the table.
His next opponent is Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo, fourth seed.
Source: La Verdad
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