No Indian in the main draw of the Australian Open after Yuki Bhambri loses in the qualifying round
Yuki Bhambri lost in straight sets to Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac in the qualifiers of the Australian Open, which means the Indian tennis player will not be playing in the singles main draw at the year’s first Grand Slam.
Bhambri lost his qualifying match 1-6 3-6 in the second round.
Machac’s career high ATP singles ranking is 131, achieved on November 8 2021. Additionally, he achieved a career high doubles ranking of 470 on November 1, 2021.
Ramkumar Ramanathan’s 23rd attempt to qualify for the singles main draw of a grand slam ended in a first round loss at the Australian Open qualifiers. On Tuesday, comeback man Bhambri impressed with his attacking net play in a straight sets win.
In the women’s singles, Ankita Raina, ranked 203, was blown away by 120th ranked Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 6-0 in just 50 minutes.