Marbella Challenger: Ramkumar bows out in quarters

The Indian was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by third seed Marco Cecchinato of Italy.

Published : Mar 29, 2018 19:13 IST , New Delhi

 Ramkumar Ramanathan has qualified for the semifinals of the Challenger alongside partner Enrique Lopez Perez of Spain.
Ramkumar Ramanathan has qualified for the semifinals of the Challenger alongside partner Enrique Lopez Perez of Spain.
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Ramkumar Ramanathan has qualified for the semifinals of the Challenger alongside partner Enrique Lopez Perez of Spain.

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by third seed Marco Cecchinato of Italy in the quarterfinals of the EUR 43,000 Challenger in Spain on Thursday.

Ramkumar, however, was in the doubles semifinals in partnership with Enrique Lopez Perez of Spain.

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Meanwhile, in a similar Challenger in France, second seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja were beaten 7-6 (5), 3 -6, 10-8 by the Ratiwatana twins — Sanchai and Sonchat — in the pre-quarterfinals.

In the USD 25,000 ITF women’s event in Japan, Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi moved into the quarterfinals.

Ankita will play Giulia Gatto-Monticone of Italy, who got a walkover from second seed Zheng Saisai of China. Karman will play eighth seed Bianca Andreescu of Canada.

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