Yuki Bhambri saved a match point in a gruelling battle against Peter Polansky before securing a place in the second round of the Aegon Challenger event. The unseeded Indian, playing with Protected Ranking, edged past the Canadian 6-7 (4), 7-6(7), 6-3 in the opening round of the Euro 127,000 grass court event. Yuki was down a match point at 6-7 in the second set tie-breaker before he forced a third set and finally prevailed in the contest after two hours and 35 minutes. Yuki had as many as seven break chances in the opening set against Polansky but could convert none. With this win, Yuki avenged his defeat against the Canadian in the opening round of the French Open qualifiers.
Tuesday, 20 June 2017 10:33
Yuki Bhambri moves to second round at Aegon Challenger
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