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ATP Challenger tour: Yuki in semis, Somdev and Myneni in quarters

Updated on: 01 November,2013 12:35 PM IST  | 
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Indian players enjoyed a good day on the ATP Challenger tour as Yuki Bhambri reached the singles semifinals of the Traralgon event in Australia while Somdev Devvarman and Saketh Myneni reached the quarter-finals of the Charlottesville event in the United States

ATP Challenger tour: Yuki in semis, Somdev and Myneni in quarters

Eighth seed Yuki pipped fourth seed Japanese Tatsuma Ito 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the quarterfinal, which lasted one hour and 46 minutes.


The 277-ranked Yuki avenged his last year's defeat in Kyoto against the higher-ranked Japanese, who is 105 places above the Indian in the ranking chart. Yuki next faces second seed and 138-ranked James Duckworth.


Yuki had lost to the Australian last week when they clashed in the quarter-finals of Melbourne Challenger.


Meanwhile, in the Charlottesville Challenger, second seed Somdev scored an easy 6-2 6-3 win over Denis Molchanov of Ukraine to progress to the next stage. He is now up against seventh seed American Rhyne Williams.

Joining him in the singles last-eight was Myneni, who brushed aside the challenge of American Chase Buchanan 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes. He next faces Jesse Levine of Canada.

However, Somdev's campaign in the doubles competition ended in the quarter-finals. He and Sanam Singh lost 4-6 2-6 to second seeded Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren.u00a0

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