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Tata Open: Ramkumar cruises to main draw under calming presence of Purav Raja

The crowd cheered each point he made and sighed at his missed opportunities. Yet, it was fellow tennis player Purav Raja who stood out and seemed to have a calming influence with his advices as Ramkumar cruised to a 6-3 7-5 win against third-seed Italian Mattia Bellucci to progress to the main draw at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune.