Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- It was a mix day of results for Indians in the ongoing ATP Challenger Tennis Tournament in Shanghai, China. Saketh Myneni lost to Shuichi Sekiguchi of Japan 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the second round, while in men's double first round match, N Sriram Balaji and Vishnu Vardhan thrashed the pair of Collin Altamirano (USA) and Vladyslav Orlov (Ukraine) 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday.
Having got a first round bye, Myneni, 13 seed, made his exit despite firing 12 aces against Sekiguchi in the $ 81,200 ATP Challenger Tennis Tournament.
Trading stroke for stroke, Myneni and Sekiguichi kept the spectators on the edge of their seats till the end of the match. They split first two singles and the third and final set was also extended to...