07 February,2014 09:03 AM IST | | A Correspondent
Somdev did not have to strike ball to reach semis of the ATP Challenger tennis tournament as his opponent Jordi Montana suffered from stomach cramps and gave a walk over
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.
However, Bhambri found his bearings in the second and served brilliantly to take away the advantage from the Frenchman to win the next two sets with a degree of comfort.
Alexander Kudrayatsev of Russia gave Saketh Myneni no chance whatsoever as he annihilated the Indian 6-0, 6-2 and will play Evgney Donskoy, who put out Sanam Singh 7-5, 6-4.
Results
Quarter-finals: Somdev Devvarman w/o Jordi Samper-Montana (ESP); Yuki Bhambri bt Lucas Pouille (Fra) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Alex Kudryavtsev (Rus) bt Saketh Myneni 6-0, 6-2; Evgeny Donskoy (Rus) bt Sanam Singh 7-5, 6-4.
