The match Prajnesh would have been slotted to play was to happen on Tuesday against Bernard Tomic. The match Prajnesh would have been slotted to play was to happen on Tuesday against Bernard Tomic. Despite losing out in the third round of the French Open qualifiers, India’s third-highest ranked singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran was given an opportunity to make the main draw as a lucky loser. Had Prajnesh not confirmed participation in Italy, he would have still had time to travel to Paris to sign-in as lucky loser. On Sunday, Prajnesh had a chance to make his first ever Grand Slam main draw appearance, but he had already made the decision to compete elsewhere.

Source: Indian Express May 27, 2018 19:07 UTC