28 August,2016 01:43 PM IST | | PTI
India’s Saketh Myneni literally blew away Serbian Pedja Kristin 6-3, 6-0 in only 56 minutes to earn his maiden entrance into the men’s singles event of the US Open
Saketh Myneni
New York: India's Saketh Myneni literally blew away Serbian Pedja Kristin 6-3, 6-0 in only 56 minutes to earn his maiden entrance into the men's singles event of the US Open.
Saketh Myneni
To make it to the main draw, Saketh needed to win three rounds in the qualifiers and he made it with minimum fuss without dropping a single set.
In the earlier rounds, Myneni, seeded 26th, won 7-6 (6) 6-4 over local lad Mitchell Krueger. Myneni beat Albano Olivetti of France 7-5 6-3 in the first round.
The last two Indians to have qualified for a singles Grand Slam tournament proper were Yuki Bhambri and Somdev Devvarman.
