New Delhi: Eighth-seeded Vijayant Malik outplayed second-seeded Karan Rastogi 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF men's Futures tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria.
In the semifinal, Malik will meet the champion last week, Yuki Bhambri, who fought his way past fourth-seeded Ruan Roelofse of South Africa 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4.
Third-seeded Vishnu Vardhan, however, lost 7-5, 3-6, 5-7 to sixth-seeded Ante Pavic of Croatia, and V.M. Ranjeet found top-seeded Kamil Capkovic of Slovakia too hot, losing 0-6, 4-6.
The Hindu