Tennis Tennis Prajnesh Gunneswaran reaches second round of French Open qualifiers Prajnesh Gunneswaran moved to the second round of French Open qualifiers with a straight-sets win over Cem Ilkel. Team Sportstar 21 September, 2020 17:15 IST Prajnesh Gunneswaran will face Aleksandar Vukic or Carlos Alcaraz in the next round. - Reuters Photo Team Sportstar 21 September, 2020 17:15 IST Prajnesh Gunneswaran moved to the second round of French Open qualifiers with a straight-sets win over Cem Ilkel. The Indian won 6-3, 6-1.Despite losing the first three games in the opening set, Prajnesh bounced back to break Ilkel thrice and take the opener 6-3. He carried the momentum into the second set, taking a quick 5-0 lead before sealing the set 6-1.He will face Aleksandar Vukic or Carlos Alcaraz in the next round.Read: Five players out of French Open qualifying due to COVID-19 Meanwhile, India's top-ranked tennis star Sumit Nagal exited the French open qualifiers with a 7-6(4), 7-5 defeat to Dustin Brown.Ramkumar Ramanathan, the last Indian in the fray in the men's singles category, also made a first-round exit as he lost 7-5, 6-2 to Frenchman Tristan Lamasine.In the women’s singles qualifiers, Ankita Raina, ranked 176, will open her campaign against Serbian player Jovana Jovic, ranked 234. Read more stories on Tennis. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :