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Patna : World No 84 Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 29, India, crossed the first hurdle to qualify for the main draw of ATP Miami Open also known as Miami Masters by defeating World No 141 Adrian Menendez Maceiras, 33, Spain, in the first round of qualifiers on March 19, 2019. Prajnesh beat Maceiras 6-2, 6-4. He will face World No 196 Jay Clarke, 20, UK, in the next round of qualifiers.
Prajnesh also had to qualify for the main draw of ATP Indian Wells Masters, California, USA, recently. He had reached 3rd round of Indian Wells Masters and zoomed 13 places in the ATP rankings.
World No 118 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 33, France, also advanced to the next round of qualifiers defeating World No 133 Lukas Rosol, 33, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. Rosol had defeated World No 2 Rafael Nadal, 32, Spain, in the 2nd round of Wimbledon in 2012.