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Indian tennis participant Ramkumar Ramanathan sailed into the primary draw of the Tata Open Maharashtra however compatriot Yuki Bhambri did not advance after dropping his closing qualifying match right here on Sunday.
Ramkumar, who entered the draw as a wildcard, bought the higher of third seed Italian Mattia Bellucci 6-3 7-5 in a single hour half-hour.
Yuki, however, was dispatched by final yr’s semi-finalist, Sweden’s Elias Ymer, 1-6 4-6 in an hour and 12 minutes.
Other Indians within the fray, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Sidharth Rawat and Aditya Balsekar had misplaced their first spherical of qualifying on Saturday.
South Asia’s solely ATP 250 occasion is being performed by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in affiliation with the state authorities.