Indian challenge in ITF Futures ends
The Indian challenge in the
singles event of the ITF men's Futures tennis tournament ended
with Vishal Uppal going down to fourth seeded South African Rik
De Voest in the pre-quarter-finals in Bangalore on Wednesday.
De Voest was in superb form as he sidelined the lone
Indian survivor 6-3, 6-2 in quick time on his way to the
quarter-finals.
The day saw two upsets, with third seed Suwandi Suwandi of
Indonesia and seventh seeded Donavan September (RSA) being
knocked out by unseeded opponents, in contrasting styles.
Suwandi put up a good fight before losing to Britain's James
Auckland 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, while Indonesian Hendri-Susilo Pramono beat September 6-2, 6-0.
The other seeds in action on Wednesday, second seeded Austrian
Martin Spottl, sixth seeded Juraj Hasko of Slovakia and eighth
seeded Dmitri Mazur of Uzbekistan, all made it to the last
eight.
Spottl lost his concentration in the second set before
recovering to beat Slovakia's Viktor Bruthans 6-4, 2-6, 6-3,
while Husko quelled a late rally by Britain's James Nelson on
his way to a 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) victory.
Mazur booked his berth, drubbing Germany's Denis
Gremelmayr 6-1, 6-1.
Mail Cricket Editor
