Davis Cup stars key attractions at Bengaluru Open
Ramkumar has paired up with big-serving compatriot Saketh Myneni, while Balaji has teamed up with Germany's Andre Begemann for the event which will run from February 12-18.
Ramkumar Ramanathan advanced to the second round of the Columbus Challenger with a win over American Sekou Bangoura but Yuki Bhambri retired midway in his opening round match to bow out of the tournament.
Second seed Ramkumar beat his American opponent 7-6 (7) 6-4 in a tough opening round singles match that lasted two hours and six minutes.
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Yuki, however, could not complete his first round due to a hip problem and lost 6-4 6-7(5) 0-2 to Jose Fernandez-Hermandez after two hours and 16 minutes.
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Ramkumar is now the only Indian surviving in the singles event of the USD 75,000 hard court tournament as Prajnesh Gunneswran has already exited after his first round defeat.
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