Lakshit Sood bounced back after losing the first set to shock fourth seed Tejas Chaukulkar 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 in the qualifying round of the $10,000 LMW-ITF Futures tennis tournament at the Perks Tennis Centre here on Sunday.
In another match, Saurabh Singh stunned seventh seed Fariz Mohammed 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(2). The main draw will be held from Monday.
The results (qualifying round, Indians unless stated): Hyun Woo-Nam (Kor) bt Shahbaaz Khan 6-1, 6-2; Jae-Min Seol (Kor) bt S.K. Mukund 6-0, 6-3; Rishabdev Raman bt Murtaza Lohani 6-4, 7-5; Lakshit Sood bt Tejas Chaukulkar 5-7, 7-5, 6-1; Aditya Tewari bt Roy Hobbs (Sin) 6-0, 6-1; Garvit Batra bt Ronak Manuja 6-4, 7-6(7); Shantanu Rajput bt Deepinder Bains 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Saurabh Singh bt Fariz Mohammed 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(2). — Principal Correspondent
Keywords: LMW-ITF Futures tennis tournament