Australian Open 2019: India's lone hope in singles Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out in first round
Tennis | January 14, 2019 11:39 ISTWorld No.39 American beat the Indian qualifier in a match that lasted an hour and 52 minutes.
World No.39 American beat the Indian qualifier in a match that lasted an hour and 52 minutes.
Prajnesh went down 2-6, 2-6 in straight sets to Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin.
Prajnesh, who qualified into the tournament and stunned world number 23 Denis Shapovalov in the opening round, lost to Guido Pella 6-7(4) 4-6.
Prajnesh will lock horns with top American Taylor Fritz, who knocked out India's Vijay Sundar Prashanth.
Ramkumar, now India's number one singles player at 156, faces seasoned Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu, who is now placed 213 in the ATP ranking chart.
The 22-year-old from Chennai is now India's best-ranked player in the singles.
Chennai, May 29: Prajnesh Gunneswaran upset the fifth seed Keith Patrick Crowley of South Africa 6-2, 6-4, while the top two seeds Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan also progressed to the third round of the
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