Six Indians qualify for ITF Mysuru Open draw

Mysuru: Six Indian players qualified for the main draw of the Cycle Pure Agarbathi ITF Mysuru Open 2023 on Monday.
Meanwhile, in a big disappointment for tennis lovers, Evgeny Donskoy withdrew from the tournament due to an injury. The top seed among the qualifiers Siddharth Vishwakarma put up a dominating display to secure a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Deepak Anantharamu. Vishnu Vardhan also had an easy day at the office as he prevailed in two sets against Yash Chaurasia by a 6-1, 6-1 scoreline.
On the other hand, Faisal Qamar and Fardeen Quamar had to grind hard to secure their berths in the main draw. While Faisal beat Lakshit Sood by 7-6 (3), 7-6 (1), Fardeen ousted Pruchya Isaro of Thailand with a 3-6, 7-6 (3) [10-5] tie-breaker win. Ishaque Eqbal and Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan were the other two Indians who advanced to the main draw after their respective opponents retired due to injuries.
On Tuesday, eight Indians will kick off the country’s campaign in the singles main draw of the tournament. tnn