Yuki in pre-quarters of Tashkent ATP Challenger

India's Yuki Bhambri advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the USD 125000 Tashkent ATP Challenger tournament after registering a straight-set win over Estonian Jurgen Zopp here today.

The fourth seeded Indian posted a 6-4 6-2 win over the Estonian in a contest that lasted an hour and 17 minutes at the Olympic Tennis School.

Yuki will next take on Nikola Mektic of Croatia.

The 23-year-old Yuki broke Zopp in the seventh game in the first set to win it comfortably.

In the second set, Bhambri broke his opponent twice in the third and the seventh games to wrap up the match in his favour.
 

Bhambri, however, lost in the doubles first round with his New Zealand partner Michael Venus, losing 7(3)-6 4-6 6-10 to the Israeli pair of Dudi Sela and Amir Weintraub.