Yuki concedes quarter-final clash
Top seed Yuki Bhambri opted out of his second round match due to a knee problem, paving the smooth entry of eighth seed Karunuday Singh into the singles semifinals of the USD 10,000 ITF Futures event, here on Thursday.
Top seed Yuki Bhambri opted out of his second round match due to a knee problem, paving the smooth entry of eighth seed Karunuday Singh into the singles semifinals of the USD 10,000 ITF Futures event, here on Thursday.
After losing the first set 4-6, Yuki was leading the second 4-3 but a knee injury forced him to concede the clash at the R K Khanna Tennis stadium.
Yuki said it was a sane decision to opt out rather than aggravate the problem.
"Pain was always there. I have not fully recovered. After the power-packed first set, I felt the discomfort. I did not want to aggravate it," Yuki, who has been nursing tendinitis in both knees, said.
In the other quarterfinals, seventh-seeded Vijayant Malik tamed giantkiller Vignesh Peranamullur, 6-2, 7-5.
Vignesh had ousted second seed Rohan Gajjar in his previous clash.