MELBOURNE: Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan battled past Gleb Sakharov of France 6-4, 7-6(10) in the second qualifying round of the Australian Open on Saturday.
In the third and final round, the 23-year-old Ramkumar, ranked 141, will play Stefano Napolitano of Italy.
Yuki Bhambri will also play his third round match against Vasek Pospisil of Canada, on Sunday, as it could not be played as scheduled on Saturday.