Thai high for Paes

Barry 8212; the eighth seed from Britain-proved his clear superiority over countrymate Delagado Jamie 8212; the fourth seed and the finalist of the Lucknow challenger, beating him 7-5, 6-4.

The second seed pair of Anzari Tomas Cze and Iwabuchi Satoshi Japan made short work of Indian duo Prahlad Srinath and Syed Fazaluddin beating them 6-4, 6-4 to claim the doubles title.

Paes said he found the desired rhythm: 8220;It had been a dream run for him for the last two weeks. I played well and my serve and volley game was working today.8221; He admitted he had watchedParadorn play India8217;s Vishal Uppal and had found him a tough guy physically and mentally. Accordingly, he had set his game plan, which worked successfully as the Thai lad kept committing mistakes.

The other semi-final saw taller Cowan adjust his strokes quickly to the uneven bounce as compared to Delgado and that made all the difference between the two.

RESULTS :

Singles semi-finals: Cowan Barry GBR bt Delgado Jamie Bgr 7-5, 6-4; Leander Paes Ind bt S Richaphan Paradorn Tha 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles semi-final: Anzari Tomas Cze/Iwabuchi Satoshi Jpn bt Prahlad Srinath Ind/syed Fazaluddin Ind 6-4, 6-4.