Dhoni praises West Indies bowler Rampaul

Dhoni praises West Indies bowler RampaulYuki Bhambri has stormed into the second round of the men’s single event of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) India F5 Futures tournament after defeating Ashwin Kumar in the first round at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Yuki, the fourth seeded, outplayed the Ashwin, the American of Indian origin, in the match as he defeated Ashwin in straight sets by 6-2, 6-0.

Yuki took just 53 minutes to win rain delayed match against Ashwin in the $15,000 ITF tournament.

Yuki will now play against Ashwin Vijayragavan in the second round who has defeated Mithun Murli by 6-4, 6-3 in his first round match.

Meanwhile, the top seeded Kento Takeuchi of Japan has defeated N. Prashanth of India by 6-3, 4-6, 1-6 in the first round match.

VM Ranjeet, the national champion, struggled against Rohan Madkekar but he managed to win the match by 6-2, 6-3 and advanced to next round of the tournament.