Prakash Amritraj and Karan Rastogi set up a third successive ITF Futures final among them after winning their semifinal matches in contrasting style here on Friday.
While the fifth seeded Prakash rallied from a set down to beat fourth seed Sunil Kumar Sipaeya 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, top seed Karan hardly broke a sweat in his 6-4, 6-1 win over Vishnu Vardhan in the semifinals of the USD 10,000 event.
Prakash is chasing a third successive ITF Futures title after winning the Chandigarh and Dehradun legs beating Karan in both the finals.
Having won all his matches in straight sets so far in the tournament, Prakash was in for a tougher challenge on Friday as Sunil matched him shot for shot before breaking him in the fifth game.

First blood
An attempted volley by the fifth seed landed outside, giving Sunil the initiative. Prakash also struggled with his movement on the baseline and was caught offguard by Sunil’s fierce forehand returns at times.
He was broken again in the ninth game as his opponent pocketed the opener.
However, the US-based player was quick to make a comeback and broke Sunil in the very first game in the second set.
His baseline shots may have left a lot to be desired but Prakash from close to the net was impregnable.
And after committing two double faults in the opening set, Prakash also got his serve in order and sent down four aces besides having a better first serve to make it 1-1.
The decider could have been closer had it not been for some weak shots by Sunil at crucial junctures.
Prakash continued to beat Sunil close to the nets and the frustration of missing some easy hits showed as Sunil lost his cool.
The 24-year-old shouted at himself and threw his racquet to vent his anger as Prakash began to tighten his grip on the match, breaking Sunil in the fifth game.
The fifth seed finally wrapped up the match after breaking Sunil in the 10th game in the decider.

Easy for Karan
Meanwhile, it turned out to be a rather easy outing for Karan despite not making a very good start. The top seed was broken in the third game after committing a double fault 15-40.
Karan was broken again in the seventh game before he broke back in the eighth game with a stunning backhand winner.
Leading 5-4, Karan clinched the opener after Vishnu committed a double fault. The second set was hardly a contest as Karan raced to a 5-0 lead with Vishnu committing several unforced errors.
Vishnu did manage to win a game from there but it was too late as Karan sealed the issue with a good first serve.