Indian tennis players Mukund Sasikumar and Prajnesh Gunneswaran made their way into the final qualifying round of the Bengaluru Open 2023 after registering contrasting victories on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 26-year-old Sasikumar, who is ranked 402 in the world, dominated the World No. 170 Andrew Paulson during his confident 6-1, 6-4 win. India No. 1 Gunneswaran, on the other hand, faced some tough challenge from Zimbabwean Benjamin Lock in the first set, which went into a tie-breaker but managed to keep things under control to secure a 7-5, 6-4 victory eventually, the organisers informed in a release on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The prestigious ATP Challenger event is being organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, it was heartbreak for Ramkumar Ramanathan, who put up a solid show against the former World No. 78 Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan before going down fighting 6-3, 5-7, 3-6 in a thrilling three-setter that lasted for more than two hours.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Four other Indians, Sidharth Rawat, Kriish Tyagi, Digvijaypratap Singh and Manish Ganesh, who came as wild cards, also gave it their all but suffered defeats in their respective matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The main draw of the tournament will kickstart on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Four other Indians, Sidharth Rawat, Kriish Tyagi, Digvijaypratap Singh and Manish Ganesh, who came as wild cards, also gave it their all but suffered defeats in their respective matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n