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Patna : World No 863 Yuki Bhambri, 29, India, entered 2nd round of Tata Open Maharashtra at Pune, Maharashtra, an TP 250 tennis tournament, defeating World No 168 Jozel Kavalik, 29, Slovakia, in three-sets in first round on January 31, 2022.. Yuki Bhambri defeated Kovalik 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 rallying back from one set down.
Yuki won 5 break points during the match to 2 by the Slovak. The Indian won 5 games in a row during the match to 2 by Kovalik. Yuki, in all, won 132 points during the match to 124 points by Kovalik. Both the players committed 6 double faults each during the match. Kovalik firec5 ACes in gthe match to 3 by Yuki.
But, Wrld No 228 Prajnesh Gunneswaran, 32, India, lost to 5th seed Daniel Altmaier, 23, Germany, in straight sets 6-7, 2-6 in first round. Altmaer fired 11 Aces during the match to just 2 by Prajnesh. The German won 4 break points during the match to 2 by Prajnesh. World No 85 Altmaier won 3 games in a row during the match 2 by the Indian.