Wimbledon Qualifiers: Ramkumar Ramanathan 1 win away from main draw; Ankita Raina bows out

Ramkumar Ramanathan. Pic/AP, PTI

India's Ramkumar Ramanathan stood just one win away from his maiden Grand Slam appearance after he progressed to the final round of the Wimbledon Qualifiers with a straight-set win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

Ramkumar, who gradually slipped out of the top-200 for lack of good results, beat his Argentine rival 6-3, 6-4. The Indian Davis Cupper, now ranked 211, did not face a single break point in the match and broke Etcheverry, ranked 204, twice in the second round match that lasted 59 minutes.

Ramanathan, 26, now needs to beat Australia's 32nd seed Marc Polmans, ranked 152. Earlier, Ankita Raina's attempt to qualify for the women's singles main draw failed after she went down 3-6, 6-7 to American Varvara Lepchenko in the first round of the Qualifiers.

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