New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Only securing his entry at the last-minute, 26-year-old M Sureshkumar lit up day 1 of the ATP Delhi Open 2026 with a come-from-behind win over fifth seed Lorenzo Carboni of Italy in the Men's Singles first qualifying round at the DLTA Complex on Sunday.

Conceding the opener, Sureshkumar rallied to sweep the 19-year-old Carboni in an hour and 53 minutes, winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, as per a press release from Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA).

Later in the day, Indian campaigner Ramkumar Ramanathan, starting as a wild card in qualifying, beat Tsung-Hao Huang of Chinese Taipei in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.

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