<p>Top seed Yuki Bhambri has pulled out of the AirAsia Open $50,000 ATP Challenger, dealing a blow to the event that will kick off at the KSLTA courts on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I have played a lot of tennis over the last few weeks and have a few niggles. My body requires to recharge to play well in my remaining tournaments for this year,” Yuki said, after losing in the semifinals of the $125,000 event at Tashkent on Saturday.<br /><br />Russian Ivan Nedelko has also pulled out, enabling Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan — who had been granted a wild card on Friday — to make the main draw. That wild card has been handed out to another Indian, Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash.<br /><br />Meanwhile, in the qualifying action that started on Saturday, Christopher Marquis, Chandril Sood and Jayesh Pungliya were stretched before coming through the first round.<br /><br />Results: Jayesh Pungliya (Ind) bt Niki K Poonacha (Ind) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Christopher Marquis (Ind) beat Vignesh Peranamallur (Ind) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4; Chandril Sood (Ind) bt Rashein Samuel (Ind) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4; Prajnesh Gunneswaran (Ind) bt Ribhav Ravikiran (Ind) 6-0, 6-2; Lakshit Sood (Ind) bt Anvit Bendre (Ind) 6-3, 7-5.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Top seed Yuki Bhambri has pulled out of the AirAsia Open $50,000 ATP Challenger, dealing a blow to the event that will kick off at the KSLTA courts on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I have played a lot of tennis over the last few weeks and have a few niggles. My body requires to recharge to play well in my remaining tournaments for this year,” Yuki said, after losing in the semifinals of the $125,000 event at Tashkent on Saturday.<br /><br />Russian Ivan Nedelko has also pulled out, enabling Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan — who had been granted a wild card on Friday — to make the main draw. That wild card has been handed out to another Indian, Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash.<br /><br />Meanwhile, in the qualifying action that started on Saturday, Christopher Marquis, Chandril Sood and Jayesh Pungliya were stretched before coming through the first round.<br /><br />Results: Jayesh Pungliya (Ind) bt Niki K Poonacha (Ind) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Christopher Marquis (Ind) beat Vignesh Peranamallur (Ind) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4; Chandril Sood (Ind) bt Rashein Samuel (Ind) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4; Prajnesh Gunneswaran (Ind) bt Ribhav Ravikiran (Ind) 6-0, 6-2; Lakshit Sood (Ind) bt Anvit Bendre (Ind) 6-3, 7-5.<br /><br /></p>
