Damir Dzumhur won the first match at the tournament beating Karatsev

Damir Dzumhur, the winner of the SPB Open 2017 tournament, defeated the Russian Aslan Karatsev in straight sets in the first qualifying match of the tournament – 6/3, 6/6 (5).

The match lasted 1 hour 31 minutes. The Bosnian fired 5 aces, making one double fault, and converted two out of six break points.

The next opponent of Dzumhur in QR2 will be determined during the clash between Karlovskiy Evgeny and Rosol Lukas on the first court of “SIBUR ARENA”.