Sidharth Rawat in main draw of Australian Open wild card play -off

Sidharth Rawat bounced back from losing a tight first set to beat compatriot Arjun Kadhe 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 in the first and final qualifying round of the Asia-Oceania Australian Open wild card play-off tennis tournament in Zhuhai, China, on Tuesday.

In the main draw, featuring 16 players, Sidharth will play another compatriot, the seventh seed Sasi Kumar Mukund.
The 176th ranked Ramkumar Ramanathan has been seeded third and drawn to play the 358th ranked Ze Zhang of China.

In doubles, Ramkumar in partnership with Arjun Kadhe has been seeded third and given a bye in the first round. The duo will play the quarterfinals against the winner of the match between Japanese Yuki Mochizuki and Sho Shimebukuro and the Taipei pair of Hsienyin Peng and Tsung-Hua Yang.

In the junior boys event, Aaryan Zveri will play fifth seed Woobin Shin of Chinese Taipei in the first round.


The results:
Men: Qualifying singles (first and final round): Sidharth Rawat bt Arjun Kadhe 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.

(Courtesy: The Hindu)