Somdev Devvarman News
Prajnesh is only third Indian player to break into the top-100 barrier in the past decade after Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri.
The Chennai southpaw enjoyed a successful 2018 in which he reached four Challenger-level finals and won two titles.
Somdev recently had asked what was AITA's vision for sport in country, suggesting that the federation had not done enough to lift the game in the country.
Counter-puncher Somdev, at the age of 31, announced his retirement from tennis on Sunday, having represented India in the Davis Cup in 14 ties with 14 wins and 10 defeats in singles.
Devvarman won gold medals at the Guangzhou Asiad and Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010.
India has a third entry in the form of Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who faces off with Japan's Hiroki Moriya.
Myneni broke Ramkumar once in the opening set and thrice in the second against Ramkumar's three break chances in the second set.
Wawrinka, world ranked fourth, hardly broke his sweat to prevail 6-3 6-2 over his less-fancied opponent in the second round duel that lasted for just 52 minutes.
Somdev, ranked 177th, lost 3-6 6-3 3-6 to his 18-year old opponent Andrey Rublev.
Somdev, who struggled to go deep in the main draws on the ATP tour in 2015, got the better of Ward 2-6 7-5 6-4 in a two hours and three-minute battle.
The duo won in straight sets over their respective opponents.
The qualifying singles round is a draw of 16 with 14 direct acceptances and two wildcards.
In doubles, Rohan Bopanna remained country's highest-ranked player at number 14.
Led by Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri, India are regularly in contention for a berth in the elite 16-nation World Group.
Somdev is determined to work more on his fitness and improve his performances.
Somdev Devvarman served past Maxime Janvier to enter 2nd round of the KPIT-MSLTA Pune Challenger.
Yuki Bhambri, who became a top-100 player last week, will be the top seed for the $50,000 ATP Challenger to be played at the MSLTA School of Tennis in Mhalunge-Balewadi complex here.
Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the USD 50,000 Air Asia Open even as his compatriot Sanam Singh made into the quarterfinals.
While unseeded Indian Sanam Singh scripted the biggest Air Asia Open upset by trouncing tournament eighth seed Germain Gigounon of Belgium in straight sets, India's ace Davis Cupper Somdev Devvarman and Saketh Myneni, won their respective match to stormed into the second round of the event at the KSLTA courts here today.
Country's top singles player Yuki Bhambri will spearhead the Indian challenge at the ATP Air Asia Open, beginning here Monday.
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