Sanam, who is a wildcard entrant, lost 2-6, 6-3, 4-6 in little over two hours. After going down meekly in the first set, the 352-ranked Indian came back strongly to win the second but too many unforced errors cost Sanam the final set and ultimately the match. Other Indians in the fray had a better outing. Yuki Bhambri teaming up with Michael Venus of New Zealand in the men’s doubles, easily beat Ruan Roelofse and Izak van der Merwe 6-3, 6-3. The team of Narayanaswamy Sriram Balaji and Ti Chen of Chinese Taipei were also victorious in the doubles as they beat Steven Diez and Go Soeda 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the next round.
India’s highest ranked singles players Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri will play their first-round matches Tuesday. Devvarman will take on wildcard Karunuday Singh while Bhambri will face Frenchman Lucas Pouille. Bhambri, Somdev will try to get off on winning note.
India’s highest ranked singles players Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri will play their first-round matches Tuesday. Devvarman will take on wildcard Karunuday Singh while Bhambri will face Frenchman Lucas Pouille. Bhambri, Somdev will try to get off on winning note.