Yuki Bhambri

Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri advanced to the second round of the Australian Open qualifiers with a straight sets win over seventh seed Stefan Kozlov even as his fellow Davis Cupper Saketh Myneni suffered a tame defeat, here yesterday. The 534th ranked Yuki, who missed out on half the season in 2016 due to a tennis elbow injury, conjured up a 6-1, 6-4 win against the American opponent, ranked as high as 116. However, it was curtains for Myneni, who bowed out with a surprise 0-6, 2-6 defeat against Germany's Peter Gojowczyk, ranked 189.