Australian Open Qualifying: Ramkumar through to round three

Ramkumar Ramanathan now has a huge task ahead of him, when he faces world number 109 Vasek Pospisil in the third round.

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MELBOURNE 13 January, 2018 16:34 IST

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MELBOURNE 13 January, 2018 16:34 IST

A file photo of Ramkumar Ramanathan in action. | Photo Credit: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan eased past France's Gleb Sakharov to advance to the third round of the Australian Open qualifiers on Saturday. Ramkumar won 6-4, 7-6 (10) in a tie that lasted close to two hours.

Ramkumar made the best of his huge serves, firing an impressive 17 aces in the contest, and it was only fitting that he sealed the match with an ace.

He now has a huge task ahead of him, as he faces world number 109 Vasek Pospisil in the third round.

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