New Delhi: India's Ramkumar Ramanathan registered the biggest win of his career with a 6-3, 6-2 second round upset of top seed and World No. 8 Dominic Thiem at the Antalya Open on Tuesday.


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Ramkumar Ramanathan, ranked 222 in the world, reached only his second ATP quarterfinal with the victory over the Austrian. Ramkumar's previous best performance was a quarterfinal appearance at the 2016 edition of Chennai Open.


The 22-year-old was dominant in the first set and sailed to a 6-3 win. He wasted three break points in the second set before breaking the world no. 8 in the fifth game.


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"I worked really hard for this," he said after the match, "Thank you to the crowd for coming out and cheering. I like the grass. Courts are fast. I took my chances and it worked out. I’m having a great time here and thanks to all the organisers."


Congratulatory tweets poured in from all over to appreciate the effort of Chennai lad.


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Ramanathan had entered the tournament through the qualifiers. The Indian had earlier defeated the 72-ranked Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva in the first round.


He will next face Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in the quarters.