<p>India's Ramkumar Ramanathan saved four match points in a marathon five-setter against Marc Polmans but a Grand Slam main draw eluded him yet again as he lost the final qualifying round at the Wimbledon championships, here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Showing nerves of steel, Ramkumar saved one match point after another but eventually lost 3-6 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 9-11 to his Australian rival after battling his heart out in a three hour and 30-minute contest.</p>.<p>In the current generation of Indian men's player, Ramkumar is the only one who has not yet competed in a tennis major.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ramkumar-ramanathan-advances-prajnesh-gunneswaran-crashes-out-of-wimbledon-qualifiers-1000352.html" target="_blank">Ramkumar Ramanathan advances, Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out of Wimbledon Qualifiers</a></strong></p>.<p>Even Sumit Nagal, who started his career way after Ramkumar, now remains in contention to compete at Grand Slam events.</p>.<p>It was Ramkumar's seventh attempt to qualify for a tennis major since 2015.</p>.<p>Ramkumar was down a set and a break when he began to fight better and eventually clawed his way back into the match.</p>.<p>He had several opportunities to break his rival in the third set but squandered all. However, he kept on fighting and made yet another recovery by racing to a 3-0 lead in the fourth set.</p>.<p>The Indian succeeded in pushing the contest to the deciding fifth set in which he was in danger of getting broken in the fourth game but managed to hold.</p>.<p>He was down a match point while serving at 4-5 but held his nerves to survive. Again, he faced three more match points in game 12 but saved all to stretch the contest.</p>.<p>Eventually, the Australian managed to break his tenacious rival in the 20th game and booked his ticket for next week's action.</p>
<p>India's Ramkumar Ramanathan saved four match points in a marathon five-setter against Marc Polmans but a Grand Slam main draw eluded him yet again as he lost the final qualifying round at the Wimbledon championships, here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Showing nerves of steel, Ramkumar saved one match point after another but eventually lost 3-6 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 9-11 to his Australian rival after battling his heart out in a three hour and 30-minute contest.</p>.<p>In the current generation of Indian men's player, Ramkumar is the only one who has not yet competed in a tennis major.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/ramkumar-ramanathan-advances-prajnesh-gunneswaran-crashes-out-of-wimbledon-qualifiers-1000352.html" target="_blank">Ramkumar Ramanathan advances, Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out of Wimbledon Qualifiers</a></strong></p>.<p>Even Sumit Nagal, who started his career way after Ramkumar, now remains in contention to compete at Grand Slam events.</p>.<p>It was Ramkumar's seventh attempt to qualify for a tennis major since 2015.</p>.<p>Ramkumar was down a set and a break when he began to fight better and eventually clawed his way back into the match.</p>.<p>He had several opportunities to break his rival in the third set but squandered all. However, he kept on fighting and made yet another recovery by racing to a 3-0 lead in the fourth set.</p>.<p>The Indian succeeded in pushing the contest to the deciding fifth set in which he was in danger of getting broken in the fourth game but managed to hold.</p>.<p>He was down a match point while serving at 4-5 but held his nerves to survive. Again, he faced three more match points in game 12 but saved all to stretch the contest.</p>.<p>Eventually, the Australian managed to break his tenacious rival in the 20th game and booked his ticket for next week's action.</p>