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 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 overcame a stiff challenge from the experienced Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, while Sriram Balaji produced a flawless victory in straight sets against Aqeel Khan.
In the second singles, 590th ranked Yuki Bhambri will meet Mikael Torpegaard who is currently 210th in the world rankings.
Ramanathan, who is ranked 212 in ATP rankings, had earlier beaten Slovakia's Josef Kovalik 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the qualifiers on Tuesday.
Ramanathan, who is ranked 211th on the ATP Tour, next plays Kamil Majchrzak of Poland in the ATP Challenger tournament.
Ramanathan advanced to the 2nd round of the Columbus Challenger with a win over Bangoura.
Ramanathan lost to the 51 ranked Canadian 3-6, 6 (1)-7, 3-6 in two hours and five minutes.
The visitors will now have to win both the reverse singles in order to win the tie.
A dogged Ramkumar Ramanathan battled past a fighting Brayden Schnur in a gruelling four-setter to give India a 1-0 lead…
India captain Mahesh Bhupathi has sprung a surprise by teaming up Rohan Bopanna with Purav Raja instead of Saketh Myneni for the doubles rubber.
