Ramkumar Ramanathan is starting the Indian Challenge on a winning note.

Special case Ramkumar Ramanathan retaliated from a putdown to pack off Frenchman Maxime Janvier 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4 and advance to the second round of the Bengaluru Open in Bengaluru on Monday.

Trump card Ramkumar Ramanathan retaliated from a putdown to pack off Frenchman Maxime Janvier 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-4 and advance to the second round of the Bengaluru Open in Bengaluru on Monday. The 29-year-old Indian kept his nerves in spite of his serve being placed under tension in the initial two sets by his higher-positioned rival to pull off a hair-raising triumph in two hours and 26 minutes to give the home group a great deal to cheer. Likewise failing horrendously on the first day of the season of the primary draw was Croatian third seed Duje Ajdukovic, who went down against Tunisia’s Moez Echargui 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 30 minutes.

However, the fundamental fascination of the first day of the season was plainly the go-head-to-head between Ramkumar and Janvier, and the previous rode on home helped to make a triumphant beginning to his mission.

The initial set was a dead heat fight with Janvier depending on his most memorable serve rate to come down on the Indian and stashed the initial set through a sudden death round.

Ramkumar was again under tension in the subsequent set and figured out how to save four break focuses and afterward broke Janvier in the eleventh game prior to enveloping the set by the close to drive a decider.

With the force in support of himself, the Indian then broke Janvier right off the bat in the third set and afterward clutched his administration games to wrap up the match.

He will currently confront the champ of the match between favorite Luca Nardi of Italy and Fortunate Failure Dan Added of France.

The ATP Challenger competition is being coordinated by the Karnataka State Grass Tennis Association (KSLTA) and will close on January 19.