Tennis player Otto Virtanen beat Italian Fabio Fognini in an ATP tour match in Kazakhstan.
12:52•Updated 13:24
Otto Virtanen defeated the Italian in the match of the opening round of the ATP tournament played in Kazakhstan Fabio Fognini lot 6–3, 7–6.
The win for the Finn, ranked 116th in the world, was tough, as the Italian opponent has currently been a top-10 player in the world rankings. Currently, 37-year-old Fognini is ranked 76th on the list.
In singles, the Italian has won nine ATP tournaments. The 23-year-old Virtanes has no main series ATP tournament wins.
Next, Virtanen will face the Russian ranked 26th in the world by Karen Hatshanov.