Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated James Duckworth 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1) in the quarterfinals of the $156,240 Challenger tennis tournament in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Friday.
In the semifinals, Prajnesh will meet Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic who knocked out top seed Soonwoo Kwon of Korea.
The results:
$156,240 Challenger, Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan: Singles (quarterfinals): Prajnesh Gunneswaran bt James Duckworth (Aus) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1).
$15,000 ITF men, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt: Singles (quarterfinals): Sasikumar Mukund bt Martins Podzus (Lat) 6-3, 6-1.
