Yuki cruises into second round, Somdev ousted from ATP Shanghai Challenger

Shanghai: Yuki Bhambri made a confident start at the ATP Shanghai Challenger event with a straight-set victory but Somdev Devvarman yet again crashed out in the first round, here today. The fourth seed Yuki saw off the challenge of local wild card Zhizhen Zhang 6-2 6-2 in the opening round of the USD 50,000 hard court tournament. [caption id=“attachment_2424568” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File picture of Yuki Bhambri. AFP[/caption] His next opponent is also from China, Ze Zhang. Sixth seed Somdev lost 4-6 6-2 4-6 to Colombia’s Nicolas Barrientos, who is ranked as low as 258. Meanwhile, N Sriram Balaji qualified for the singles main darw with a 7-5 6-4 win over New Zealand’s Finn Tearney. But he drew compatriot and doubles partner Saketh Myneni as his first round rival. Myneni and Balaji made it to the doubles quarterfinals with a 2-6 6-2 10-6 win over Zhe Li and Hiroki Moriya. PTI