Sriram Balaji in pre-quarterfinals of German Challenger

Balaji will play the second seeded German, Matthias Bachinger in the pre-quarterfinals.

Published : Aug 06, 2019 21:08 IST

Balaji overcame Strombachs in straight sets in Augsburg.
Balaji overcame Strombachs in straight sets in Augsburg.
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Balaji overcame Strombachs in straight sets in Augsburg.

Qualifier Sriram Balaji crushed German wild card Robert Strombachs 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the €46,600 Challenger tennis tournament in Augsburg, Germany, on Tuesday.

Balaji will play the second seeded German, Matthias Bachinger in the pre-quarterfinals.

However, Sasi Kumar Mukund went down fighting to another German wild card, 6-4, 1-6, 6-7(6) in the first round.

In the $25,000 ITF women’s event in Chiswick in England, second seed Ankita Raina bounced back from a tough start to beat Estelle Cascino of France 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round.

In the $15,000 ITF women’s event in Nairobi, top seed and two-time national champion Mahak Jain cruised into the second round with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Paulina Jastrzebska of Poland.


 

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