Yuki wins opening round of qualifiers in Chennai Open

Yuki Bhambri breezed past Italy’s Marco Cecchinato in the opening round of the qualifiers in the Chennai Open here on Saturday.

The former top-100 player and a quarter-finalist in 2014 in Chennai Open, Yuki has returned to the circuit after a long injury lay off.

He displayed a lot of aggression as he romped to a 7-5, 6-1, victory in one hour and 10 minutes.

Yuki will next take on Argentina’s Nicolas Kicker, who got the better of Sasi Kumar Mukund of India.

Mukund bowed out of the first round of the qualifiers losing 7-6(7), 3-6, 5-7.