Top-seeded Dhakshineswar Suresh defeated Grigoriy Lomakin 6-0, 6-0 in his opening round at the M25 Futures event in Mumbai.
The 26-year-old tennis player resumed his professional career after recovering from a severe back injury sustained in 2020 that threatened to end his career.
Suresh graduated from Wake Forest University in May and is currently targeting a ranking improvement to enter the Australian Open qualifiers.