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World Tennis Tour M15 Gwalior: Arjun Rathi of Roundglass Tennis Academy upset second-seed Sidharth Rawat to book his place in the second round of the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour M15 tournament, which is being held at the Chambal Tennis Association courts in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

The 18-year-old who qualified for the main draw via a wild card, overcame the Indian number 7 Sidharth, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a thrilling three-set encounter on Wednesday.

Digvijay Pratap Singh, also from Roundglass Tennis Academy, reached the second round as the sixth seed, beat Madhwin Kamath 6-4, 6-2 comfortably in two sets. Rohan Mehra also caused an upset, beating eighth seed Preston Brown of the United States 6-4, 6-2, and will face Junior India Number 1 Hitesh Chauhan in the second round.