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Chennai Open: Vesley takes out Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan

Chennai: Vesley, who at 20, became the youngest to break into top 100 rankings, survived a tentative start while 25-year old Nedunchezhiyan, also in his first tour match, did most of the running but could

The results:
Main Draw - Singles: Lu Yen-Hsun (Taipei) bt Tim Smyczek (US) 6-4, 6-2; Jiri Vesley (CZE) bt WC-Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (IND) 7-5, 6-2.

Doubles (1st round): WC-Karen Khachanov (RUS)/Saketh Myneni (IND) bt Pablo Pablo Carrena Busta /Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-1, 7-6 (7).

Qualifying (winners enter main draw): Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND) bt Norbert Gombos (SVK) 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3; Radu Albot (MDA) bt Phillip Oswald (AUT) 6-3, 6-4; Henri Laaksonen (DEN) bt Illya Marchenko (UKR) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) bt Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 6-3, 6-4.