CHUNG BEATS RUBLEV, ENTERS SEMIS AT NEXT GEN ATP FINALS
South Korean Hyeon Chung became the first player to book his ticket to the semi-finals of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan on Wednesday.
The 54th-ranked Chung made it two wins out of two in the round robin format being used in the inaugural edition of the under-21 version of the ATP Tour finals.
Chung beat Russia’s Andrey Rublev 4-0, 4-1, 4-3 (7/1) in their Group A match a day after rallying from a set down to get past Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
“The score looks easy, but it was not easy on the court. Every point was a fight,” said 21-yearold Chung who is guaranteed of finishing top of the group.
In the second Group A match, Denis Shapovalov beat Gianluigi Quinzi 4-1, 4-1, 3-4 (5/7), 4-3 (7/5).
MILAN:
PAES-RAJA PAIR REACH QUARTERS, SHARAN OUT
Top seeded Indian team of Leander Paes and Purav Raja moved to the quarters of the Knoxville Challenger but Divij Sharan was ousted from the Bratislava event with his partner. Paes and Raja, , advanced with a 6-2, 6-4 win over American team of Kevin King and Bradley Klahn in just 55 minutes. They next face British team of Liam Broady and Marcus Willis, who advanced when their opponents -- Darian King and Michael Mmoh -retired midway into the contest due to a knee issue with Mmoh.
Sharan and his Russian partner Mikhail Elgin bowed out following a 4-7, 7-6(4), 4-10 loss to Sander Arends and Antonio Sancic in the last-eight stage.
NEW DELHI: