Bengaluru, Sept. 1 -- The main draw of the KSLTA ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors began on Monday at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium and Sree Kanteerava Stadium, with Round of 32 matches in the Boys' and Girls' singles and Round of 16 action in the doubles, setting the tone for an action-packed opening day.

In the Boys' Singles (Round of 32), top seed Om Patel overcame a slow start to defeat compatriot Pranav Mahesh Saravanakumar 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2. France's Thomas Coppi rallied past Sharan Somasi 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, while Om Verma beat Evan Saha 6-1, 6-2. Fifth seed Ojas Mehlawat recorded a 6-0, 6-3 win against Uday Kaul, and Nishith Rajesh (USA) got the better of eighth seed Daksh Kukreti 6-4, 6-4. Ahan Shetty eased past Aarush Bhalla 6-1, 6-3, wh...