Yuki Bhambri enters 2nd round of Samarkand Challenger, Divij ousted

Yuki Bhambri.

However, left-handed Divij, who had qualified into the main draw, lost his first round 6-4 4-6 6-7(6) after an intense battle with local wild card Djurabeck Karimov.

Another Indian in the main draw is Saketh Mayneni, who had reached the second round yesterday with a 6-3 6-7(8) 6-3 win over Estonia's Vladimir Ivanov.

Myneni is set to take on Briton qualifier Luke Bambridge, who shocked second seed and home favourite Farrukh Dustov 2-6 6-3 6-2 in his first round today.

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