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Patna : Top seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 29, India, entered the Round of 16 of ATP Shanghai Challenger in China on September 10, 2019. World No 85 Prajnesh defeated World No 291 James Ward, 32, Great Britain, in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 in 2nd round.
But, World No 241 Sasi Kumar Mukund, 22, India, lost to 2nd seed and World No 139 Tatsuma Ito, 31, Japan, 4-6, 4-6 in second round.Mukund had defeated World No 581 Olukayode Alafia Damina Ayeni, 20, USA, 6-4, 6-1 in first round. World No 590 Arjun Kadhe, 25, India, also lost to World No 165 Yasutaka Uchiyama, 27, Japan, 6-7, 3-6 in 2nd round.