Xavier stuns Punna

On a day of surprises, the icing on the cake was top seed and India No 5 Vinod Sridhar discomfort in his second round match against Kunal Bhojwani. The TN player struggled during his unexpectedly difficult 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 path to the quarter-final.

Second seed Sanzaruz Zaman WB routed Kamlesh Shukla UP 6-1, 6-2 to join sixth seed Mohammed Yaseer Arafat AP, who beat lucky loser Vimal Kirthi TN 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Results

Men8217;s singles second round: VinodSridhar TN bt Kunal Bhojwani Mah 6-1, 3-6, 6-0; Asif Ismail Mah bt Kedar Tembe Mah 6-2, 6-4; R Narendran TN bt Anjan Viplav AP 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Avinash Arun TN bt Intikab Ali Mah 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Benjamin Xavier Mah bt Vishal Punna AP 6-4, 6-4; Mohammed Yaseer Arafat AP bt Vimal Kirthi TN 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; Mayur Vasant Mah bt Kedar Shah Mah 6-0, 6-2; Sanzaruz Zaman WB bt Kamlesh Shukla UP 6-1, 6-2.