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Lad8217;s giant-killing run continues

MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 2: Unseeded Vijendra Lad of Maharashtra continued his giant-killing run with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 shock win over compatr...

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MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 2: Unseeded Vijendra Lad of Maharashtra continued his giant-killing run with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 shock win over compatriot and National Hardcourt champion Nitin Kirtane to storm into the semi-finals of the Rs. 3 lakh J.S. Pereira Millennium All India Men8217;s Ranking Tennis Tournament at the Bandra Gymkhana here on Thursday.

Playing consistent tennis, Lad was never guilty of commiting too many errors as he set up his next clash with third seed Manoj Mahadevan of Tamil Nadu who ousted unseeded Kedar Tembe of Maharashtra 7-5, 6-2 in another quarter-final.

A break in the second game of the opening set gave Lad an early advantage as he raced to a 4-1 lead.

lads Results Qfinals
Men8217;s singles: Vinod Sridhar TN bt Kedar Shah Mah 6-2, 6-3; Vasudeva Reddy IOC bt Yasser Arafat AP 6-4, 7-5; Manoj Mahadevan TN bt Kedar Tembe Mah 7-5, 6-2; Vijendra Lad Mah bt Nitin Kirtane Mah 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles: Nandakumar Mukundan/ Benjamin Xavier bt Manoj Mahadevan/ K Shivshankar 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Vinod Sridhar/ Vasudeva Reddy bt Nitin Kirtane/ Vijendra Lad 2-0 conceded; Yasser Arafat/ J Singh bt Abhishek Jhagnani/ Anjan Viplav 6-4, 6-4; Asif Ismail/ Kedar Shah bt Sangram Chapekar/ Kedar Tembe 7-6, 7-4, 6-3.

 

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