Moutet's First-Round Qualifying Match in Washington Interrupted by Rain
This weekend marks the qualifying rounds for the ATP 500 tournament in Washington. As the top seed, Corentin Moutet faced Brazil's Karue Sell, ranked 276th in the world, on Saturday.
However, the Frenchman will have to return to the court on Sunday to finish his match. After winning the first set 6-4, the 26-year-old saw the match halted due to rain.
Moutet will return to the Center Court on Sunday to try and advance to the second round of qualifying, where Wu Yibing awaits after defeating Mitchell Krueger (4-6, 6-3, 7-6).
Other matches in the U.S. capital were also unable to conclude: Rakhimova-Lepchenko (1-0 for the Russian at the time of interruption) and Starodubtseva-Marino (6-4, 4-4 for the Ukrainian).
Finally, the matches Svajda-Tomic, Fellows-Watanuki, Bouzige-Nanda, and Sasnovich-Blinkova, scheduled last on their respective courts, couldn’t even begin. The delays in these qualifiers will need to be made up starting this Sunday before the main draw begins early next week.
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