French Open: India's Maaya Rajeshwaran crashes out of Roland Garros qualifiers
In other results in the ongoing French Open, Manas Dhamne went through to the second round of the boy's singles after beating Romania's Alejandro Mateo Berge Nourescu 6-2, 6-2. Manas will look for a berth in the main draw when he faces Kazakhstan's Damir Zhalgasbay. advertisementRethin Pranav Senthil Kumar failed to go through to the second round after the Netherlands' Hidde Schoenmakers beat him 6-4, 6-4. Schoenmakers will next lock horns with Australia's Cruz Hewitt, son of the legendary Lleyton Hewitt. Hitesh Chauhan defeated Italy's Gabriele Crivellaro 6-3, 6-0 in the first round. Chauhan will next lock horns with Brazil's Victor Cunha Winheski de Lima in the second round. Must Watch
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