19th seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran rallied from an early break down to outlast Canada’s Brayden Schnur 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in 2.5 hours in Doha, while Karman Kaur Thandi pushed Mariam Bolkvadze to twin tiebreaks in her injury return in Dubai.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran · Men’s Qualifying Round 1 (Doha)
19th Seed · Into Q2| Round | Match | Score | Result | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (19)Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND, 128) d. Brayden Schnur (CAN, 207) | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 | WON | Sealed 2-hour, 30-minute win with an ace |
Karman Kaur Thandi · Women’s Qualifying Round 1 (Dubai)
Injury Return · Twin Tiebreaks| Round | Match | Score | Result | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | (PR)Karman Kaur Thandi (IND, 621) l. Mariam Bolkvadze (GEO, 192) | 6-7(4), 6-7(4) | LOST | Fought toe to toe across two tiebreaks |
Prajnesh Gunneswaran pulled off a 2 hour 30 minute victory over Canadian Brayden Schnur after being a break down in the 1st set. After a few nervy games in set 3, Prajnesh turned the tide in his favor and played with more and more confidence as he was in the lead, finishing with an ace. He will take on 227th ranked Frenchman Constant Lestienne next
[QR1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran(🇮🇳,128) beat Brayden Schnur(🇨🇦,207) 6-4 4-6 6-2
Images from Prajnesh’s match –
In her first match back after a troublesome injury, Karman Kaur Thandi went toe-to-toe with Top 200 player Mariam Bolkvadze, losing in two tight tiebreakers. Karman’s last two losses in Juniors had come against the same player
[QR1] Karman Thandi(🇮🇳,626) lost Mariam Bolkvadze(🇬🇪,192) 6-7(4) 6-7(4)
Images from Karman’s match –
