Ramkumar Ramanathan enhanced his reputation of being a passionate fighter even in defeat against a much superior Marin Cilic while Yuki Bhambri squandered six break chances to crash out of the Tata Open Tennis here yesterday
Yuki Bhambri in action during Tata Open in Pune. PIC/PTI
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Ramkumar Ramanathan enhanced his reputation of being a passionate fighter even in defeat against a much superior Marin Cilic while Yuki Bhambri squandered six break chances to crash out of the Tata Open Tennis here yesterday. Bhambri's first serve let him down today as he bowed out with a 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 defeat against the eighth seed Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the second round.
In complete contrast, Ramkumar played with a lot of passion against the 2014 US Open champion and a Wimbledon finalist in 2017 before bowing out with a 4-6, 3-6 defeat in his second round. Cilic served bombs, one of them at a speed of 223km, and Ramkumar struggled to cope with his power-packed game. To his credit, Ramkumar did not buckle.
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