Tata Open Maharashtra: Ram, Yuki advance; heartbreak for Prajnesh | Tennis News – Times of India
PUNE: Ramkumar Ramanathan and Yuki Bhambri scored contrasting wins but Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffered an agonising loss in the qualifying first round at the Tata Open Maharashtra here on Saturday.Ramkumar, a wildcard entrant, staged a brilliant comeback to oust sixth seed Otto Virtanen of Finland 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 in an hour and 53 minutes to advance to the second and final round meeting against Italian Mattia Bellucci at the ATP 250 Series event.Bhambri, playing with a protected ranking of 127, knocked out Diego Hidalgo of Ecuador 6-2, 6-2 for a clash against Elias Ymer of Sweden.Gunneswaran, on the other hand, battled for two hours and 21 minutes only to end up with a 6-7, 6-3, 5-7 loss against German fourth seed Maximilian Marterer.Sidharth Rawat, who made the draw as an alternate after A...