Five Indians qualify for men's singles main draw

Five Indians, including Neeraj Elagovan and Ronak Manuja, made the main draw of the men's singles competition after winning their respective qualifying matches of the ITF Futures tournament, here on Sunday.

Manuja outplayed compatriot Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman 6-3 6-2 while Elangovan rallied to beat Rishabdev Raman 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in their respective second round matches.

Results:

Peter Goldsteiner (Aut) beat Murtaza Lohani (Ind) 7-5,6-4

Neeraj Elangovan (Ind) beat Rishabdev Raman (Ind) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2

Austin Karosi (USA) beat U M Gugan Verma (Ind) 7-5 6-3

Saurabh Patil (Ind) beat Akshay Kishore (Ind) 6-0 6-0

Bruno Pedrosa (Por) beat Mohammed Ashraf (Ind) 6-2 6-1

Ajai Selvaraj (Ind) beat Aaditya Tewari (Ind) 6-3 6-1

Ronak Manuja (Ind)beat Rithwik Rajshekhar Raman (Ind) 6-3 6-2

Krishik Divakar (Ind) beat Shahbaaz Khan (Ind) 6-4 2-6 7-6(8).