Bhambri, who returned to the Grand Slam stage after 2018 US Open due to knee injury, beat his 248th ranked Portuguese rival 6-4 6-2 in just 68 minutes.
Nearly 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) from Melbourne, the qualifying tournament has been completed for the Australian Open, with 16 men and 16 women set to join the singles main draw beginning Feb. 8.
Denis Kudla, seeded No. 4 in the qualifying event, was withdrawn following a 6-4, 6-3 first-round win over Elliot Benchetrit. Francisco Cerundolo beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-2, 6-4 before he was withdrawn.
Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri was the only Indian to cross the first hurdle in the Australian Open qualifiers Wednesday while Somdev Devvarman and Ramkumar Ramanathan fell by the way side after featuring in tight matches.Yuki, ranked
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