Mayur Vasant in semifinals of World Seniors Tennis in Helsinki

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Mayur Vasant in semifinals of World Seniors Tennis in Helsinki

 

Courtesy Kamesh Srinivasan

NEW DELHI, JUNE 29: Unseeded Mayur Vasant knocked out third seed Javier Molina Ramos of Spain 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4 in the men’s over-55 quarterfinals in the World Seniors tennis championship in Helsinki on Wednesday.

In his remarkable run, Mayur Vasant had earlier beaten fifth seed Denis Dumas of Canada 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 in the pre-quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, Mayur Vasant will be up against Mike Tammen of the US. The other semifinal will be between sixth seed Jacques Hervet of France and second seed Michael Ford of Australia.

In the doubles, however, Mayur Vasant in partnership with Rajiv Batra of Britain was beaten 6-4, 6-0 by second seeds Mike Fedderly and Mike Tammen of the US in the pre-quarterfinals.

The results:

Men: Over-55 (quarterfinals): Mayur Vasant bt Javier Molina Ramos (Esp) 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4; Pre-quarterfinals: Mayur Vasant bt Denis Dumas (Can) 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.

Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Mike Fedderly & Mike Tammen (US) bt Rajiv Batra (GBR) & Mayur Vasant 6-4, 6-0.