Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out of Australian Open qualifiers

India's number one men's tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran was kcked out of Australian Open qualifiers. Gunneswaran was kcked out of tournament after losing to Ernests Gulbis in finals of qualifiers 7(7)-6(3)-6-2.

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Gunneswaran exits

defeat ends India's presence in men's pool for calendar year's inaugural Grand Slam after Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan both lost in earlier rounds of qualifiers. Gunneswaran h played in all four Grand Slams last year but was kcked out in first round in each of m. He's currently ranked 122 in world. He still has an outside chance to qualify as a lucky loser.

Gunneswaran defeated Australia's Harry Bourchier and Germany's Yannick Hanfmann in first two qualifying rounds. Nagal and Ramanathan both lost in first round of qualifiers to Egypt's Mohamed Safwat and Federico Coria respectively.

Australian Open will begin on January 20 and will go on till February 2. organisers are under severe pressure for deciding to continue  tournament because of intense smoke that has emerged from wildfires which have been going on since September, claiming at least 28 human lives and destroying thousands of homes. 

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On Wednesday, Dalila Jakupovic h to retire from Australian Open qualifiers on Tuesday after she collapsed following a coughing fit due to smoke caused by wildfires in country. She said that tournament should t have been conducted since it was a serious health concern for players and that it was unfair on m.

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However, Tennis Australia CEO and Australian Open tournament Craig Tiley has stated that tournament will go ahe as per schedule since authorities do t expect smoke-filled air to be a problem for athletes. 

government has vised citizens of Melbourne to stay indoors to avoid toxic air.

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