India’s singles campaign ends in opening round

Wildcard Ramkumar Ramanathan crashed out of the Bengaluru Open 2025 tennis tournament in the first round after putting up a strong challenge against seventh seed Shintaro Mochizuki at the KSLTA Tennis Stadium on Tuesday.

Ramkumar Ramanathan pushed the Japanese star to the brink in both sets before losing 7(7)-6(3), 7-5.

Indian teen tennis sensation Manas Dhamne’s campaign also ended in the opening round after losing 6-3, 3-6, 7(7)-6(3) against qualifier Petr Bar Biryukov.

Dhamne lost the first set 6-3 but came roaring back to win the second by the same margin. The 17-year-old then pushed Biryukov to a tiebreaker in the third but couldn't see it through.

India’s Karan Singh also bowed out in the first round after he finished second-best to Austria’s Jurij Rodionov in a hard-fought battle, eventually succumbing 6-4, 4-6, 7(7)-6(3).

Meanwhile, qualifier Hynek Barton caused a massive upset by knocking out compatriot and top seed Vit Kopriva in a Round of 32 clash.

Czechia's Barton came from a set down to shock Kopriva 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a tightly contested match, which lasted a little over two hours.

In other results, former World No. 17 Bernard Tomic mounted an impressive comeback as he recovered from a set down to defeat qualifier Ilia Simakin 3-6, 7(7)-6(4), 6-4.

Tomic’s Australian compatriot Tristan Schoolkate, the second seed, survived an early scare against Khumoyun Sultanov but eventually won 7-5, 6(5)-7(7) 6-3 to reach the next round.

Delhi Open singles champion and fifth seed Kyrian Jacquet, however, suffered a surprise defeat, falling to unseeded James McCabe 6(6)-7(8), 6-1, 6-2.

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