Alexei Popyrin sent the second seed packing with a boilover 6-4 7-6 (7-5) victory while Adelaide’s defending champion Thanasi Kokkinakis also won through
Local hero and defending champion Thanasi Kokkinakis also wins
The 23-year-old has two wins against top 10 players to his name but both were mid-match retirements. This time the world No 120, who came through qualifying, proved he was the real deal with a 6-4, 7-6, victory to send the second seed packing. “I’m pretty happy, it’s obviously an unbelievable feeling,” Popyrin said on court after the match. “I had a really, really tough season last year and to come out after qualifying and to beat a player of his quality just showed the work I did in the off-season is paying off already.”
Popyrin next faces American Marcos Giron, who won his opening match against French veteran Richard Gasquet.
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