Milev and Andreev qualify for ATP Challenger 75 main draw in Plovdiv

Bulgarian tennis players Yanaki Milev and Adrian Andreev have successfully navigated the qualifying rounds of the ATP Challenger 75 tournament in Plovdiv. The clay-court event features a total prize pool of 97,640 euros.

Yanaki Milev secured his place in the main draw by defeating Germany’s Luca Widemann with a score of 6:2, 6:1. Following this victory, Milev is scheduled to face Tommaso Compagnucci of Italy in the first round of the main draw. Adrian Andreev advanced after defeating Serbia’s Dušan Obradović 6:3, 6:4, setting up a second-round match against Oleg Prikhodko from North Macedonia.

While George Lazarov was eliminated in the final qualifying round by Spain’s Isan Vallient, four other Bulgarian players will enter the main draw directly. These include Petyar Nesterov, who is seeded eighth and will play Carlos Taberner of Spain; Ivan Ivanov, facing Romania’s Filip Cristian Jianu; Alexander Vasilev, competing against Great Britain’s Felix Gill; and Iliyan Radulov, who will face qualifier Pavel Lagutin.