Tata Maharastra open: Indian male singles performance in main draws till now


Tata Maharastra open: Indian male singles performance in main draws till now

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Biggest ATP event of South asia, Tata open Maharastra open is going on. These time, as many as 5 indian players competes in main draws of this edition of Maharastra open. Interesting fact, this is highest number of Indian players participated in ATP event history. 2nd and 3rd highest ranked Indian male singles player in ATP ranking, Sumit nagal and Ramkumar ramanathan fought hard in 1st round match.

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Sumit nagal was best improved Indian player on last 2019 season. This event, he also did well. He fought hard against former world ranked 12, Viktor Troicki. Viktor won 1st set against him by 6-2. Sumit bounces back after winning 2nd set against higher ranked Viktor 7-6(4) .

But in decider, Experience played a big role on this match. As a result, Viktor Troicki won the battle 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-1 to reach 2nd round. Despite this loss, It is a good learning experience for young Sunit. 3RD highest ranked Indian single player in ATP circuit, Ramkumar ramathan fought against 7th seed Salvatore Caruso. In 1st set of the match, Ramkumar shows early promise. He won 1st set 6-3.

But then 7th seed Salvatore Caruso fought back brilliantly and eventually win the battle 3-6,4-6,5-7. It was very neck to neck battle. No doubt, it was tense loss for Ramkumar ramathan. Result of this match would go either way, but Salvatore Caruso has last laugh. But today, smile backs on Indian camp.

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Highest ranked Indian single player in Atp circuit, Prajnesh Gunneswaran scored straight set victory over Yannick Maden 7-6(4),7-6(5) to reach 2nd round. No doubt, it’s a great start for Prajnesh Gunneswaran. But tough task is waiting for prajnesh as he will face 4th seed Soonwoo KWON to reach quarterfinal. No doubt, He would be looking for consistent performance on coming matches as well.