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Vasil Kirkov Goes From Courts In Vero Beach To The U.S. Open

manfr3dw · August 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment

By Randy Walker
@TennisPublisher
Vasil Kirkov has gone from the courts of Vero Beach to the courts of the US Open.
The 17-year-old, who reached the semifinals as a lucky loser in the Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation Tennis Championships, competed in the qualifying rounds of the 2016 U.S. Open at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center.
Kirkov, however, suffered an early exit, falling 62 75 in the first scheduled match of the competition to Yannik Reuter of Belgium, ranked No. 242 in the world.
Kirkov, ranked No. 1146 in the world, played the match on Court No. 5 – the shadow of the new Arthur Ashe Stadium retractable roof – in front of an audience of about 200 people that included U.S. Olympic men’s tennis coach Jay Berger, former US Davis Cup Captain Tom Gullikson and Hallof Famer – and Vero Beach resident – Ivan Lendl, who works with Kirkov as part of his advisory role with the USTA Player Development program.
Kirkov was awarded a wild card entry into the U.S. Open qualifying tournament by the U.S. Tennis Association after, not only his strong result in Vero Beach, that saw his ATP ranking rise almost 1000 spots, but by reaching the final of the USTA National Boy’s 18 Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich., where he lost to another Vero Beach Futures alumnus Michael Mmoh.
Kirkov is expected to compete in the U.S. Open junior championships in two weeks.

Vasil Kirkov at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Vasil Kirkov at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Features, Vero Beach Champions Ivan Lendl, Tennis, U.S. Open, Vasil Kirkov, Vero Beach

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