Dimitar Kuzmanov defeated Stefano Travalla with 7:6(0), 6:1 and qualified for the second round of the qualifications of the clay tennis tournament of the "ATR 250" series. The Italian is placed at number 5 in the seeding scheme. The tournament is held in Bucharest and has a prize fund of 612 thousand euros.
Kuzmanov started very strongly and led 4:1 in the first set, allowed an equalizer at 4:4, and then it came to a tiebreak. In it, the 32-year-old Bulgarian did not lose a single point and led in the result. Kuzmanov, who is No. 312 in today's updated world rankings, completely dominated the second part and won it 6:1.
For his success, the Bulgarian earned seven ranking points, and to enter the main draw he will play against No. 220 in the world Stefanos Sakellaridis (Greece). The match is the last in today's program on court No. 2.