Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri Advance in ATP Challenger Tennis Tournament
While Somdev Devvarman defeated local wildcard Arjun Kadhe, Yuki Bhambri overpowered Liang-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei in the first round.
Davis Cuppers Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri, along with winner of the Indore ATP event Saketh Myneni, entered the second round of the KPIT-MSLTA ATP Challenger tennis tournament here Tuesday.
Also through to the second round were Asian Games doubles silver medallist Sanam Singh and qualifier Vijay Sundar Prashant as Indians enjoyed a fairly successful outing.
In first round matches, third seeded Devvarman proved too experienced for local wildcard Arjun Kadhe, scoring a 6-1, 6-3 win in exactly one hour, seventh seeded and Asian Games bronze medallist Bhambri needed 78 minutes to dispose of Liang-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei 6-3, 6-0.
Asian Games mixed doubles gold medallist Myneni continued his great form outplaying Frenchman Fabrice Martin 6-2, 6-2 while Sanam Singh had a relatively easy day as his Italian opponent Stefano Travaglia conceded the match trailing 2-5 in the first set due to an inflamed ankle.
Prashant saved a set point in the first to scrape past wildcard entrant and upcoming junior S.K. Mukund 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-1 in a two-hour battle.