Rohan-Aisam pair in semis

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi stayed on course for their fourth successive title after storming into the semi-finals of the 50,000 ATP Challenger in Bronx, New York, USA. The fourth seeds defeated the French duo of David Guez and Nicolas Tourte 6-2, 7-6 1 in the quarter finals. Bopanna and Qureshi will play Jim Thomas of the USA and Steve Darcis of Belgium in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Karan Rastogi bowed out of the 35,000 Challenger event in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to home favourite Denis Istomin in the first round.