Kazakhstan's No. 2 men's singles player, Alexander Shevchenko, began his 2026 US Open campaign with a defeat, according to infohub.kz.
The world No. 98 met Croatian Dino Prizmic in the first round, who is ranked four spots lower.
The match went the full five sets. In the fourth set, Prizmic served for the match, but Shevchenko managed to break and extend the contest. In the decisive set, the Kazakhstani failed to convert several match points. Ultimately, the Croatian won 2:6, 6:3, 6:3, 5:7, 7:5.
The opponents spent 3 hours and 54 minutes on court. During that time, Shevchenko hit 14 aces, committed seven double faults, and converted six of 15 break points.
After the country's No. 2 exited, Alexander Bublik remains the only Kazakhstani in the men's singles draw. The 15th seed begins his tournament on the night of August 31, Astana time.