Focused: Tseng Chun-Hsin was the aggressor within the match in opposition to Ferreira Silva.
| Photo Credit: Okay. MURALI KUMAR
Top seed Chun-hsin Tseng entered the round-of-16 of the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger 100 with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Frederico Ferreira Silva on the KSLTA courts right here on Monday.
Tseng, winner of the primary of two back-to-back Challengers right here final yr, broke within the third sport of the primary set earlier than holding on to take it 6-4.
The World No. 131 from Taipei was the aggressor, usually hitting the ball flat and with near-zero web clearance. Ferreira Silva’s method to load the ball with top-spin and simply hold it in play didn’t pay dividends.
But within the second set, this technique messed with Tseng’s rhythm, however Ferreira Silva’s personal serve proved dodgy. Each of the primary 5 video games noticed breaks of serve earlier than Tseng held to 4-2 after erasing two break-points.
From there on, Tseng didn’t look again, ending the competition with a fantastic ace down the T.
Prajnesh makes the grade
Earlier, in qualifying, Prajnesh Gunneswaran made the grade, becoming a member of fellow Indians Sumit Nagal and S.D. Prajwal Dev in the primary draw. Mukund Sasikumar, nevertheless, fell within the closing spherical.
The outcomes (primary draw, first spherical): Chun-hsin Tseng (Tpe) bt Frederico Ferreira Silva (Por) 6-4, 6-4; Luca Nardi (Ita) bt Miljan Zekic (Srb) 6-4, 6-4; Marc Polmans (Aus) bt Francesco Maestrelli (Ita) 6-1, 6-2.
Qualifying (closing spherical): Jason Jung (Tpe) bt Mukund Sasikumar 7-5, 6-4; Prajnesh Gunneswaran bt Carlos Sanchez Jover 6-4, 6-3.
