Prakash Amritraj defeated Yuichi Sugita 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Chennai qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuichi Sugita came in defending last year's round of 16, but Prakash Amritraj had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.
Amritraj P. came through in three sets.
Prakash Amritraj beat Yuichi Sugita 6-4 3-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Prakash Amritraj vs Yuichi Sugita — Chennai Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2012-12-30/amritraj-vs-sugita-chennai-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 30 December 2012).