05.06.2017 17:48:22 | The sixth seeded Michail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan became a surprising champion during the UniCredit Czech Open 2016 final after beating Hungarian Marton Fucsovics who advanced to the main event from qualification. This year, Kukushkin will not defend his title, he lost to Chilean Nicolas Jarry, just like the first seeded Austrian Ofner who lost to Slovak Horanský in the first round.
And who is the surprising winner over Kukushkin? Nicolas Jarry is currently 207th ATP, his best ranking was 107th. The Chilean recently advanced from qualification to the main event of Roland Garros where he lost in the first round to Russian Khachanov in four sets. This year, he advanced to final at challengers in Morelos, Mexico and his birth town Santiago de Chile. After his transfer to European tournaments he made it to the eight-final at the challenger in Rome.
