Yuki Bhambri to face Milos Raonic in Queen’s Club opener
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After qualifying for the the Queen’s Club Championship main draw, Yuki Bhambri will take on Milos Raonic, who lost to Roger Federer in the Stuttgart Open Finals, in the first round of the event. Saketh Myneni, on the other hand, successfully qualified for the main draw of the Fergana Challenger.
Yuki Bhambri, world no. 84, will face world no.31 Milos Raonic in the first round of Queen’s Club Championship after making it to the main draw despite being seeded fifth in the Qualifiers. The Indian star ended the hopes of the American Taylor Fritz with a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 victory in one hour and 10 minutes. It was the second meeting between the two players with Fritz emerging winner last year at the Ilkley event. Bhambri lost his serve twice but broke his rival five times to secure a place in the main draw of the event that serves as a preparation for Wimbledon.Â
Saketh Myneni qualified for the main draw at the Fergana Challenger in Uzbekistan with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win over Russia’s Aslan Karatsev. He will next face D.Zhyrmont in theÂ
Meanwhile, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who had upset world No 23 Denis Shapovalov in Stuttgart last week, withdrew from the Ilkley Challenger due to a strain.
