In the first round of the main draw, the Ukrainian, who overcame the qualification, beat Gilles Simon (No. 160 ATP), in the past - the sixth racket of the world.
Tennis players spent 1 hour 19 minutes on the court. The match ended with the score 6:2, 6:1.
During the meeting, Krutykh filed two aces, made one double fault and converted five of 14 break points.
Note that for a 22-year-old Ukrainian, this is the highest-rated victory in his career.. The 37-year-old Frenchman climbed to sixth in the ATP rankings in 2009 and has 14 singles trophies to his credit..
Alexey's next opponent will be the eighth seed Andrey Martin from Slovakia.