Maharashtra Open 2023: India’s Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneshwaran to battle it out in qualifiers of Maharashtra Open 2023 – Follow LIVE updates
Maharashtra Open 2023: India’s Yuki Bhambri, Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan are all eyeing spots in the main round of the Maharashtra Open 2023. All the three players find themselves in the qualifiers draw. They face a much higher-ranked opponents in the first round on Saturday 31st December 2022. Gunneswaran will begin action against Germany Maimilian Carterer at 11.AM IST. Yuku BhambrI will then face Germany’s Cedric-Marcel Stebe. Ramkumar Ramanathan will later face Otto Virtanen. Follow Maharashtra Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Maharashtra Open 2023: India’s Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneshwaran to battle it out in qualifiers of Maharashtra Open 2023 – Follow LIVE updates
Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs Maximilian Marterer – 11.00 AM
Prajnesh Gunneswaran aims for a spot in the main draw of the Maharashtra Open. The 348th ranked Indian faces Germany’s Maximilian Marterer in the first round of the qualifiers.
Prajnesh featured in the main draw of the Maharashtra Open last season. However he didn’t had a great 2022 and due to the slip in rankings, he could only feature in the qualifiers of this year’s edition. His best performance in 2022 is a runner-up finish at Monterrey Challenger. The Chennai lad is looking to start the season afresh as he aims for a spot in the main draw.
Meanwhile, Maximilian Marterer i s the fourth seed in the qualifiers. The 27-year old made it to the main draw at the Australian Open and US Open in 2022. His best performance is a runner-up finish at Braunschweig Challenger.
Ramkumar Ramanathan vs Otto Virtanen – 12.20 PM
Ramkumar Ramanathan will be gunning to make it to the main draw. The 435th ranked Indian won the doubles title in last year’s Maharashtra Open alongside partner Rohan Bopanna. His singles performance have been underwhelming in 2022. He looks for a turnaround of fortunes.
The Chennai lad will be facing sixth seeded Otto Virtanen from Finland. The 21-year old’s best performance in 2022 was a runner-up finish at the Bergamo Challenger. Being the sixth seed he enters the first round of the qualifiers at the Maharashtra Open as the favourite.
A blockbuster clash between former top-7️⃣5️⃣ players Prajnesh & Marterer will kick off the #TOM2023 Qualifiers on Saturday 🤩
Seven more games, featuring three 🇮🇳 players also lined up 🥳 #TataOpenMaharashtra is finally here! 🔥#AdvantagePune #Tennis #ATPTour | @AITA__Tennis pic.twitter.com/4gVpn8ysk0
— Tata Open Maharashtra (@MaharashtraOpen) December 30, 2022
Yuki Bhambri vs Cedric-Marcel Stebe – 1.40 PM
Yuki Bhambri made it to the qualifiers of the Maharashtra Open based on his protected ranking of 127. He has focused predominantly on doubles in 2022. During the last year in the Maharashtra Open, he made it to the second round. He will hope to yet again enter the main draw in this edition.
He will face Germany’s seventh seeded Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the first round of the qualifiers. Stebe is ranked 203rd in the world. He won the Como Challenger title in 2022, which was his only title in the year.
Maharashtra Open 2023: India’s Yuki Bhambri, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneshwaran to battle it out in qualifiers of Maharashtra Open 2023 – Follow LIVE updates
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