Pune, Feb. 16 -- Unseeded Ramkumar Ramanathan pulled off an upset against the top-seeded Elias Ymer of Sweden to enter the final round qualifying of the Maha Open ATP Challenger 100 Men's Tennis Championship organized by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA).

The 30-year-old from Chennai, Ramkumar, exacted the revenge for his Davis Cup loss against the top-seeded Elias Ymer, winning 5-7,6-1,6-4 in a match that lasted for 1 hour and 52 minutes.

The 28-year-old Ymer, who had got past Ramanathan in the Davis Cup between India and Sweden, played solidly to wrap up the first set, but Ramkumar progressed well with his serve and volley game, attacking Ymer to win the second set. Ramkumar couldn't break Ymer in the third game but di...