India had a combined day within the second spherical of Bengaluru Open 2023 qualifying matches on the KSLTA Stadium on Monday.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran breezed previous Carlos Sanchez Jover of Spain by registering a 6-4, 6-3 victory whereas M Sasikumar went right down to Jason Jung in straight units 5-7, 4-6.
Meanwhile, top-seeded Chun-Hsin Tseng of Taipei and Australia’s Marc Polmans superior to the Round of 16 with complete wins.
Tseng, a World No. 131, didn’t have to interrupt a lot sweat in averting Frederico Silva of Portugal in straight units 6-4, 6-4.
Tseng bagged the primary set 6-4 with the assistance of a single break. The Taipei participant was in full management of the proceedings, sending down three aces and successful the utmost perecentage of first serves.
The second set began in a quite weird method with each Tseng and Silva buying and selling breaks within the first 5 video games. Both the gamers dedicated a slew of unforced errors in that passage of the sport.
Tseng made the decisive break within the sixth recreation of the second set after saving six breakpoints, which gave him a 4-2 lead. Tseng took the result in 5-3 with one other simple maintain within the eighth recreation.
A forehand unforced error whereas returning by Silva handed Tseng the match level which was transformed some extent later with an ace.
In the opposite Round of 32 match of the day, world quantity 284 Marc Polmans of Australia defeated sixth-seeded Francesco Maestrelli of Italy in a lop-sided match 6-1, 6-2 to enter the Round of 16.
Meanwhile, fifth seed Luca Nardi of Italy additionally superior to the Round of 16 with a facile 6-4, 6-4 win over Miljan Zekic of Serbia.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com