The Korean, with a strong backhand, slowed down the game to blunt the Indian's groundstrokes. Kim served big and he cleverly mixed the pace of his shots to force Ranjeeth into errors.

Such was Kim's grip on the match that Ranjeeth could not hold his serve till the first game of the second set. The Indian tried to shift gears but the Korean proved too good, breaking him again in the third game.

Ranjeeth had a break opportunity in the sixth game, but failed to convert as the Korean came with two consecutive aces to take a 4-2 lead. The Indian once again dropped his serve in the next game and Korean had no problem in serving out the match.

Kim next plays third seed Chris Eaton of Britain who dispatched compatriot, eighth-seed Sean Thornley 6-1, 6-3.