Melbourne: Prajnesh Gunneswaran on Saturday qualified for the main draw of Australian Open starting January 20 as a ‘Lucky Loser’.
Gunneswaran on Friday had lost to Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-7 (2), 2-6 in the final round of the qualifiers and was out of contention to make it to the main draw.
However, due to a couple of injury withdrawals (Alex de Minaur and Kamil Majchrzak) and a doping suspension (Nicolas Jarry), India’s top-ranked player Prajnesh has made it to the main draw of year’s first grand slam. de Minaur has pulled out of the event due to an abdominal tear. IANS
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