Chennai, Jan 4 (Inditop.com) US-based Indian Prakash Amritraj continued his fine run to qualify for the main draw of the $400,000 ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament, here defeating Lars Poerschke of Germany 7-6(5), 6-3 in the final round Monday.
Later, India’s top junior, 17-year old Yuki Bhambri fell at the final hurdle after putting up a brave fight before losing in three sets to Ireland’s Louk Sorensen 2-6, 7-6(8), 2-6 in two hours and 25 minutes.
The results (qualifying):
Final round: Prakash Amritraj (India) bt Lars Poerscke (Germany) 7-6(5), 6-3; Tung-Hua Yang (Taipei) bt Dustin Brown (US) 6-2, 7-5; James Ward (Britain) bt Noam Okun (Israel) 6-2, 6-3; Louk Sorensen (Ireland) bt Yuki Bhambri (India) 6-2, 6-7(8), 6-2.
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