Anup Sridhar breezes into 2nd round

Anup, who is yet to regain full fitness since twisting his ankle last month, looked a little rusty in the first game.

Marco had in fact a better start as the Portuguese raced to a 6-3 lead before the Indian went on to win five points on the trot to snatch the lead and never lost it as he wrapped up the game in 15 minutes.

In the second game, Anup seized early initiatives to go 6-1 up and again he never allowed the Portuguese to pose any threat to the cushion as he sealed the match in style.