Qualifier Saketh Myneni fought his way past Aldin Setkic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the $125,000 Challenger tennis tournament on Monday.
In the ITF women’s event in Nonthaburi, Rutuja Bhosale made the second round but Y. Pranjala lost to Kaylah Mcphee of Australia.
The results: $623,710 ATP, Newport, USA: Qualifying singles (first round): Alessandro Bega (Ita) bt Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
$125,000 Challenger men, Astana, Kazakhstan: First round: Saketh Myneni bt Aldin Setkic (BIH) 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4.
$25,000 ITF women, Nonthaburi, Thailand: First round: Kaylah Mcphee (Aus) bt Y. Pranjala 6-2, 6-3; Rutuja Bhosale bt Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Tha) 6-2, 6-2.