New York: India&rsquo;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&rsquo;s singles event of the US Open.
<img title="Saketh Myneni" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/aug/28Saketh-Myneni.jpg" alt="Saketh Myneni" /> 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.

India&rsquo;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&rsquo;s singles event of the US Open

India's Saketh Myneni makes it to main draw of US Open singles

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