Prajnesh Gunneswaran's maiden Grand Slam appearance finished in dissatisfaction after American Frances Tiafoe crushed the Indian in straight sets in the opening round of the Australian Open on Monday.
Australian Open:Tiafoe crushed Gunneswaran 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-3 to set up a second round conflict with huge South African Kevin Anderson. The World No.39 American beat the Indian qualifier in a match that endured a hour and 52 minutes.
Prajnesh contended energetically in the principal set which went into the sudden death round after the two players held their serve till the twelfth diversion.
In the sudden death round, Tiafoe got a smaller than expected break and afterward shut the set at 9-7 in the sudden death round. When he won the main set, the American totally overwhelmed the 106th positioned Indian in the second and third sets separately.
Prajnesh's first serve let him down in the second set and his prosperity rate was 43 percent contrasted with 72 percent of the American. Tiafoe changed over two break focuses in the third and 6th session of the second set to take it to 6-3.
In the last set, Tiafoe got a critical break of serve against the left-gave Gunneswaran in the eighth diversion and after that shut the match in the ninth amusement to end India's solitary test in the singles occasion.
In the ladies' occasion, Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi neglected to cross the early obstacle, losing in the second and first round separately in the qualifiers.
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