Soon- woo sends Prajnesh packing to enter quarters Tata Open Maharashtra Pune: Indiau2019s top ranked menu2019s singles player, Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashed out in the pre- quarter- finals of the Tata Open Maharashtra after suffering straight sets defeat against fourth seed Kwan Soonwoo of Korea here on Thursday.
Prajnesh lost 3- 6, 6- 7( 5- 7) against the Korean at Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium.
Despite losing the first set, the India no. 1 put a brilliant show in an attempt to make a comeback which saw the second set. However, World No.
88 Soon- woo held his nerves in the tie- breaker to wrap up the match and a place in the last- eight round.
Prajnesh denied his opponent match points on a couple of occasions.
With Prajneshu2019s loss in the round of 16, Indiau2019s challenge came to an end in the singles.
Earlier in other singles Last- 16 match, Australiau2019s James Duckworth held his nerves during a thrilling three- set 6- 7( 4- 7) 7- 6( 8- 6) 6- 3 win over Taro Daniel.
In doubles, the pair of Romain Arneodo and Andre Begemann caused a major upset as they knocked out top- seeded pair of Robin Haase and Robert Lindstedt with a thrashing 6- 3 6- 3 win to enter the semi- finals.
PTI Prajnesh GunneswarKwan Soon- woo an Super- sub Bidyananda
