Yuki Bhambri goes down fighting in Dubai

DUBAI: Indian tennis player

Yuki Bhambri

frittered away a one-set advantage against

Aijaz Bedene

in a first round match to bow out of the Dubai Duty Free Championships here on Monday.

Yuki made a promising start but eventually lost 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 to the world number 59 from Slovenia.

Returning to competitive tennis after a long injury lay-off, Yuki had qualified for the main draw of the

ATP 500

event after beating compatriots

Prajnesh Gunneswaran

and

Ramkumar Ramanathan

.