Yuki Bhambri beats Nicolas Mahut to enter second round in Indian Wells
By PTI | Published: 10th March 2018 05:23 PM |
Last Updated: 10th March 2018 05:23 PM | A+A A- |
Indian tennis star Yuki Bhambri (File | AP)
INDIAN WELLS: India's Yuki Bhambri fought his way to a straight sets win over experienced Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in a men's singles first round match at the BNP Paribas Open here.
Bhambri, ranked 110, defeated World No. 101 Mahut 7-5, 6-3 in one hour and 41 minutes.
It was their first meeting on the ATP tour and both had qualified for the main draw.
The Indian next faces another Frenchman Lucas Pouille, who got a first round bye. Pouille reached a career-high rank of 12 earlier this month.
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