Balaji beat Sood 6-3 6-2 while Jeevan disposed off Siddharth's challenge 7-6 6-4. Prajnesh Gunneswaran upset the fifth seed Keith Patrick Crowley of South Africa in straight sets 6-2 6-4.
In another match, Karunuday Singh, the eighth seed, got the better of an inspired Abhijeet Tiwari in three sets 2-6 6-4 6-1. The two Japanese players Toshihide Matsui and Bumpei Sato recorded straight-set victories over their respective opponents.
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