Bengaluru Open | Prajnesh the lone Indian in the fray
The Hindu
Ramkumar, other home players bow out in singles first round
India’s singles hopes at the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger tournament rests solely in the hands of Prajnesh Gunneswaran, as all the other remaining home players, including Ramkumar Ramanathan, crashed out in the first round on Tuesday.
Prajnesh defeated Frenchman Mathias Bourgue 7-6(4), 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with top seed Jiri Vesely, who overcame a stiff challenge from Swiss qualifier Antoine Bellier 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2.
Prajnesh and Bourgue traded breaks twice in the first set before the former had to stave off three set points on his serve at 5-6.
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