Veteran Sharath Kamal sails into semi-finals

Sharath Kamal. Pic/PTI

Veteran Sharath Kamal finally made the men's singles medal round in a major championship when he entered the semi-finals of the WTT Contender here on Wednesday.

He was the lone Indian, ranked No. 41, in the fray after beating Tomislav Pucar of Croatia 11-8, 11-7, 11-4, following the exit of G Sathiyan, in the first round.

However, Sathiyan and Manika Batra combined well to reach the final of the mixed doubles. The pair, ranked No.7 in the world, accounted for Hong Kong's Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Ken 3-2.

The Croat, just a place ahead of Sharath in the world rankings, failed to contend with the Indian onslaught in the quarter-finals and was
error-prone on the day.

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