Ugo Blanchet outlasted Kyrian Jacquet within the pre-quarterfinals of the Challenger tennis match in Pune on Thursday.
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Ugo Blanchet of France overcame a sluggish begin to beat the champion of the final two tournaments, compatriot Kyrian Jacquet 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 within the pre-quarterfinals of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis match on the Balewadi Stadium on Thursday.
It was the third victory in six conferences for Blanchet over Jaquet, who had gained the final two Challengers in Chennai and Delhi, dropping one set in ten matches over a fortnight.
The 26-year-old Blanchet, who has additionally gained a Challenger this season in Koblenz, Germany, will subsequent play Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan. The Uzbek knocked out third seed Tristan Schoolkate of Australia in three units.
In doubles, high seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth eked out an exhilarating 12-10 victory within the tremendous tie-break towards Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan within the quarterfinals.
They are going to be challenged by Niki Poonacha and Courtney Lock within the semifinals.
Niki and his Zimbabwean companion had made the ultimate final week in Delhi, and needed to be fairly sharp in successful 10-8 within the tremendous tie-break towards fourth seeds Blake Ellis and Schoolkate.
The outcomes:
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Billy Harris (GBR) bt Hiroki Moriya (Jpn) 7-5, 6-3; Brandon Holt (USA) bt Sascha Wayenburg (Fra) 6-4, 6-4; Ugo Blanchet (Fra) bt Kyrian Jacquet (Fra) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1; Khumoyun Sultanov (Uzb) bt Bernard Tomic (Aus) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles (quarterfinals): Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth bt Saketh Myneni & Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3, 2-6, [12-10; Niki Poonacha & Courtney Lock (Zim) bt Blake Ellis & Tristan Schoolkate (Aus) 7-6(4), 6-7(4), [10-8]; Jay Clarke (GBR) & Jurij Rodionov (Aut) bt Petr Biryukov & Ilia Simakin 7-6(5), 6-3; Blake Bayldon & Matthew Romios (Aus) bt Enrico Dalla Valle (Ita) & Khumoyun Sultanov (Uzb) 6-3, 4-6, [12-10].
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