Neeraj Yashpaul, Udit Kamboj in tennis final

Chandigarh, March 16

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Local contender Neeraj Yashpaul will face Haryana’s Udit Kamboj in the final on the concluding day of the CLTA-AITA National Ranking Tennis Championship for Men (Rs1 lakh prize money) tomorrow.

In the semi-finals today, fifth seed Neeraj Yashpaul defeated seventh seed Delhi’s Sarthak Suden (6-4, 6-4), while third seed Kamboj overpowered Maan Kesarwani (6-4, 5-7, 6-4).

In quarterfinals, Yashpaul stunned top seed Chinmay Dev Chauhan, who conceded the match (7-6(5), 2-0). Suden had defeated Haryana’s Amit Bazad (6-3, 6-2).

In the men’s doubles semis, Shubh Negi and Torus Rawat defeated Niklesh Kanojia and Amit Bazad (6-7(3), 6-4, 11-9), while Sam Chawla and Deepender Grewal ousted Anuj Malik and Chinmay Dev Chauhan (6-2, 6-1). —