Ivanov easily sails into main draw

Even with a lack of sleep, Russian Vladimir Ivanov won both his Maybank Malaysian Open qualifying matches to make it to the main draw where he will face Japan's Kenichi Tago.

BUKIT JALIL: Russian Vladimir Ivanov had only five hours of sleep before playing in the qualifiers.

However, that did not stop the tall and valiant Ivanov from making it to the main draw of the Maybank Malaysian Open at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday.