Chennai: Top seed Somdev Devvarman did not have to strike ball to reach the semi-finals of the PL Reddy Memorial ATP Challenger tennis tournament as his opponent Jordi Samper Montana of Spain suffered from stomach cramps and gave a walk over here yesterday.


Semis solid: Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri 

Meanwhile, Yuki Bhambri had a good day beating Louis Pouille of France 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, to set up a clash with Devvarman. Pouille started stroking fluently on both flanks and outplayed Bhambri to win the first set.