Ishaque Eqbal survived six match factors to beat second seed Karan Singh 6-7(4), 7-6(8), 6-3 within the quarterfinals of the $15,000 ITF males’s tennis match on the CLTA Complicated on Friday.
In a battle of wits that lasted three hours, Karan served 14 aces. Nevertheless, it was Ishaque’s serving prowess that handed scrutiny as he wriggled out of the clutches of defeat whereas going through three match factors at 0-40 within the tenth recreation of the second set.
Eqbal, who fired 11 aces himself, saved three extra match factors within the second set tie-break.
Within the decider, Ishaque broke Karan’s serve decisively within the fourth recreation and held on to the benefit. Whereas Ishaquel transformed two of 9 break factors, Karan managed to win solely one in all seven break factors.
Within the semifinals, Ishaque will play third seed Woobin Shin of Korea.
Nitin Kumar Sinha went down combating to Stefan Vujic of Australia in one other battle of attrition in three hours and 43 minutes. The Aussie will play prime seed Jay Clarke within the semifinals.
The outcomes: Singles (quarterfinals): Jay Clarke (GBR) bt Madhwin Kamath 7-5, 4-1 (retired); Stefan Vujic (Aus) bt Nitin Kumar Sinha 7-6(11), 6-7(2), 6-2; Woobin Shin (Kor) bt Manish Sureshkumar 7-5, 7-6(1); Ishaque Eqbal bt Karan Singh 6-7(4), 7-6(8), 6-3.
Doubles (semifinals): Filiberto Fumagalli (Ita) & Aryan Lakshmanan bt Sai Karteek Reddy & Vishnu Vardhan 7-6(5), 0-6, [10-8]; Prajwal Dev & Nitin Kumar Sinha bt Chirag Duhan & Dev Javia 6-0, 4-1 (retired).
Printed – March 14, 2025 06:35 pm IST
