Kody pearson

SM Krishna Memorial Open: Top two seeds Jay Clarke and Oliver Crawford suffered a scare, while India’s Raghav Jaisinghani stunned fourth seed Alexandr Binda to cruise into the second round of the SM Krishna Memorial Open at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium here on Wednesday.

There was plenty to celebrate for the Indian contingent as Jaisinghani earned a superb win over Italy’s Binda. It was a stunning comeback win for the Indian as he bounced back after conceding the first set to win five on the trot, including two breaks, to clinch the second set 6-3. The final set saw Jaisinghani break serve in the first and fifth games to claim a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win.

Jaisinghani, who battled through two rounds of qualifying to make it to the main draw, said he stuck to his plan against Binda, and that made all the difference.