New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Having got his entry at the last-minute, 26-year-old M Sureshkumar lit up day 1 of the ATP Delhi Open witha come-from-behind win over fifth seed Lorenzo Carboni of Italy in the Men's Singles first qualifying round at the DLTA Complex on Sunday, with davis cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan to crossing the first hurdle.
Sureshkumar rallied to sweep the 19-year-old Carboni in an hour and 53 minutes, winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Later in the day, Indian campaigner Ramkumar Ramanathan, starting as a wild card in qualifying, beat Tsung-Hao Huang of Chinese Taipei in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
"I wasn't sure if I'd be coming to Delhi because I got my entry at the very last minute. To be honest, I wasn't fully prepared since it was still ...