Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan battled for three hours and 16 minutes to put it across fifth seed Ryuki Matsuda of Japan 7-6(6), 3-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament, organised by the MSLTA at the GA Ranade Centre on Friday.
The 29-year-old Ramkumar saved a set point in the tie-break to pocket the first set. In the decider, he did take a 4-1 lead but it became a tussle before Ramkumar won five points in a row to break serve and clinch the contest in the 12th game.
In the semifinals, Ramkumar will play second seed Louis Wessels of Germany who put out seventh seed S.D. Prajwal Dev in straight sets.
