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Alex Kuznetsov
ATP
Dutch no. 2
Igor Sijsling
Milos Raonic
Robin Haase
tennis
Wimbledon
World no. 60
Thursday, 27 June 2013 - 06:30
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Wimbledon: Igor Sijsling Advances

ATP singles world number 60 Igor Sijsling is the first Dutchman to reach the second round at Wimbledon, after beating Alex Kuznetsov of USA. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"25601","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-2658 ","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"204","alt":"Sijsling"}}]] Sijsling on June 13, 2013
Photo by Marianne Bevis/flickr The 25-year-old Sijsling won three sets against world number 77 American Alex Kuznetsov (6-3, 6-4, 6-4). It is the first time in his career that he was able to advanced into the second round at Wimbledon. Sijsling plays with a one-handed backhand. Last year, he and Dutch number 1 Robin Haase reached their first Grand Slam championship doubles final at the Australian Open but lost to the Bryans in straight sets. On Thursday, the number 2 ranked Dutch player on the ATP Tour will face Canadian Milos Raonic (17) on the third round.

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