Bengaluru, Indian players made a strong start at the SM Krishna Memorial Open, highlighted by wild card Manish Sureshkumar's stunning first-round upset over top seed Keegan Smith.
Manish, ranked 737 in the world, won 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in a hard-fought three-setter, despite Keegan firing 11 aces and committing 41 unforced errors.
Manish broke in the third game of the opening set and another timely break in the ninth game helped him claim the set 6-4. He then seized momentum in the decider, facing 15-40 in the opening game before fighting back to earn an early break.
India enjoyed more success through Sidharth Rawat, who produced a composed display to defeat Omar Jasika 7-6, 6-3. Mukund Sasikumar also progressed after surviving a stern challenge from eighth seed Maximus Jones 7-6, 7-6.
Promising local wild card Kriish Tyagi continued his impressive run with a 7-6, 7-6 victory over Kuan-Yi Lee. Another Indian wild card, Aditya Vishal Balsekar, pushed third seed Hamish Stewart to the brink before bowing out 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
