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Prajnesh misses clash with Roger Federer after losing 2nd round in Stuttgart Open

Prajnesh, who qualified into the tournament and stunned world number 23 Denis Shapovalov in the opening round, lost to Guido Pella 6-7(4) 4-6.

PTI Reported by: PTI New Delhi Published on: June 14, 2018 20:13 IST
Prajnesh misses clash with Roger Federer after losing 2nd round in Stuttgart
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Prajnesh misses clash with Roger Federer after losing 2nd round in Stuttgart

Prajnesh Gunneswaran missed out on a clash with the legendary Roger Federer after losing his second round at the ATP Mercedes Cup to Argentina's Guido Pella in Stuttgart on Thursday.

Prajnesh, who qualified into the tournament and stunned world number 23 Denis Shapovalov in the opening round, lost 6-7(4) 4-6 to the world number 75.

The Indian left-hander, playing his maiden ATP World Tour event, saved four of the five break points but could convert none of the two chances he got in the one-hour 29-minute contest.

"I played ok but not as good as I needed to. He was very solid and got me to make more errors than I should have. I needed to be a bit more clinical in putting away the shorter balls. I did not do that well enough and it made it difficult for me to win," the 169th-ranked Prajnesh said from Stuttgart.

When asked about the missed chance to play against the 20-time Grand Slam champion, he was not very disappointed.

"It does not matter. If it comes later, it does, if it does not, it does not. I am not too bothered about that. Overall it is a very good experience for me. I understood what I need to do and what I need to improve to be at this stage," he said.

He picked up 32 ranking points, including 12 from qualifying, and earned euro 11,210 for his effort.

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