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Patna : World No 146 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, 17, Spain, stunned top seed and World No 14 David Goffin,30, Belgium, in second round of Adelaide International, an outdoor hardcourts tennis tournament in Adelaide, South Australia, on February 3, 2021. Garfia beat Goffin in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in second round at Memorial Drive Tennis Club, Adelaide, to enter Round of 16.
Garfia won 6 break points in the match to 3 by Goffin. Garfia also won 4 games in a row during the match. Goffin committed 4 double faults to 2 by Garfia. Garfia, in all, won 62 points to 45 by Garfia.
Second seed and World No 20 Karen Khachanov, 24, Russia, defeated World No 238 Max Purcell, 22, Australia, 7-6, 6-3 in second round to reach Round of 16. Khachanov fored 11 Aces in the match to 5 by Purcell. The Russian won 1 break point to none by the Australian. Khachanov will next face World No 82 Kevin Anderson, 34, South Africa, in Round of 16. Anderson is 2017 US Open and 2018 Wimbledon finalist.
World No 36 4th Seed Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, defeated World No 195 Aleksandar Vukic, 24, Australia, 6-2, 6-4 to enter Round of 16.