Second seed Ramkumar Ramanathan overcame stiff resistance from qualifier Chirag Duhan for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory within the quarterfinals of the HPCL-Mittal $15,000 ITF males’s tennis match on the CLTA Complex in Chandigarh on Friday.

It was Chirag who led 3-1 within the decider, however the skilled Ramkumar turned the circulation in his favour decisively from the fifth sport. In the semifinals, Ramkumar will play Nam Hoang Ly of Vietnam.

Top seed Khumoyun Sultanov beat Siddharth Vishwakarma 7-6(4), 6-4 to arrange the opposite semifinal towards S. Mukund who eased previous Bang Shuo Yin for the lack of 5 video games.

In doubles, Siddhant Banthia and Karan Singh beat second seeds Manish Sureshkumar and Vishnu Vardhan in straight units to arrange the title conflict towards the Koreans Yunseok Jang and Woobin Shin.

The outcomes: Singles (quarterfinals): Khumoyun Sultanov (Uzb) bt Siddharth Vishwakarma 7-6(4), 6-4; S Mukund bt Bang Shuo Yin (Tpe) 6-2, 6-3; Nam Hoang Ly (Vie) bt Thanapet Chanta (Tha) 6-3, 6-3; Ramkumar Ramanathan bt Chirag Duhan 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles (semifinals): Yunseok Jang & Woobin Shin (Kor) bt Thanapet Chanta (Tha) & Kazuma Kawachi (Jpn) 6-2, 7-6(4); Siddhant Banthia & Karan Singh bt Manish Sureshkumar & Vishnu Vardhan 6-3, 6-3.