Vikrant qualifies for main draw

NEW DELHI, Dec 29: After playing six long sets on Sunday, Vikrant Chadha cruised to a main draw berth beating fellow Indian Ravikiran Bhat 6-1, 6-4 in the final qualifying round in the 10,000 ITF Men8217;s Future Circuit tournament at the DTA courts here on Monday.

Except the burly Chadha, who studies in America, seven other Indians, leaving out Shailesh Dhoble, took the straight set ticket out of the final qualifying round.

Results

Final qualifying round: Iain Bates Gbr bt Rajesh Vohra Ind 6-1, 6-2, David Morente Esp bt Vivek Satyajit Ind 6-3, 6-2, Andrei Youznyi Rus bt Praveen Kumar Ind 6-1, 6-3, Ali Hamadeh Leb bt Sriranga Sudhakar Ind 6-0, 6-2, Andrej Bizjak Slo bt Shailesh Dhoble Ind 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, Robert Nita Rom bt Ravi Bhaya Ind 6-1, 6-4, Vikrant Chadha Ind bt Ravikiran Bhat Ind 6-1, 6-4, Lior Kristal Isr bt Saurav Panja Ind 7-64, 7-5