<p>Portuguese player scores straight-set win over second-seeded Indian</p>.<p>In one of the biggest upsets, a determined Portuguese teenager Andre Gasper Murta ousted second seed Sanam Singh in the pre-quarterfinals of the ITF Belgaum Open at the VTU Tennis complex here on Wednesday.<br /><br />Davis Cupper Sanam, winner of the Davangere and Dharwad legs, went down to Murta 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in a match that lasted one hour and 42 minutes. The top seed Sriram Balaji survived a scare before overcoming teenager Mohit Mayur 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 6-1. Balaji set up a quarterfinal face off against Dutchman Colin Van Beem, who took out Rohan Gide 6-0, 6-3.<br /><br />Sanam started off confidently breaking Murta in the first and third games of the first set. Up by 3-0, Sanam failed to hold on to his service game. In the fifth game, Sanam failed to convert a breakpoint and allowed his opponent to get back into the set. Gasper then won four games in a row to take a 4-3 lead. Sanam held his serve and broke Gasper in the ninth game and stayed on course to pocket the set at 5-4. Both players traded breaks again before the set was pushed into a tie-breaker. Sanam let go of two set points and allowed Gasper to take the set. <br /><br />In the second set, Gasper broke Sanam twice in the third and ninth games to take the set and match. “I had a great two weeks in Karnataka and couldn’t have asked for more. Gasper played well today and I congratulate him for the victory. I now would take a few days off probably in Goa and head to Chennai for the ATP tour,” Sanam said.<br /><br />Gasper’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be eighth seeded Dutchman Jeroen Benard, who eased past 6-4, 6-4 Abhijeet Tiwari. German qualifier Torsten Wietoska rallied to beat Jatin Dahiya 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.<br /><br />Results: Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Andre Gasper Murta (Por) bt 2-Sanam Singh 7-6 (6), 6-3; 3-Theodoros Angelinos (Gre) bt Ramkumar Ramanathan 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4; 6-Michael shabaz (USA) bt Luca Margaroli (Sui) 6-3, 6-4; 8-Jeroen Benard (Ned) bt Abhijeet Tiwari 6-4, 6-4; 1-Sriram Balaji bt Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-1; Torsten Wietoska (Ger) bt Jatin Dahiya 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; Ashwin Vijayraghavan bt Suraj Prabodh 6-4, 6-4; Colin Van Been (Ned) bt Suraj Prabodh 6-4, 6-2. <br />Doubles (quarterfinals): 1-Vijaysundar Prashanth/ Arun Prakash Rajagopalan bt Kunal Anand/ Ronak Manuja 6-4, 3-6, 10-7; Amrit Narasimhan/ Michael Shabaz (USA) bt Theodoros Angelinos (Gre)/ Sanam Singh 5-7, 6-4, 10-6; 2-Sergei Krotiouk (Rus)/ Luca Margaroli (Sui) bt Jatin Dahiya/ Sahahbaz Khan 6-4, 6-4; Rupesh Roy/ Vivek Shokeen bt Sriram Balaji/ 3-Vignesh Peranamallur/ Sriram Balaji 7-6 (3), 6-3.</p>
<p>Portuguese player scores straight-set win over second-seeded Indian</p>.<p>In one of the biggest upsets, a determined Portuguese teenager Andre Gasper Murta ousted second seed Sanam Singh in the pre-quarterfinals of the ITF Belgaum Open at the VTU Tennis complex here on Wednesday.<br /><br />Davis Cupper Sanam, winner of the Davangere and Dharwad legs, went down to Murta 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in a match that lasted one hour and 42 minutes. The top seed Sriram Balaji survived a scare before overcoming teenager Mohit Mayur 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 6-1. Balaji set up a quarterfinal face off against Dutchman Colin Van Beem, who took out Rohan Gide 6-0, 6-3.<br /><br />Sanam started off confidently breaking Murta in the first and third games of the first set. Up by 3-0, Sanam failed to hold on to his service game. In the fifth game, Sanam failed to convert a breakpoint and allowed his opponent to get back into the set. Gasper then won four games in a row to take a 4-3 lead. Sanam held his serve and broke Gasper in the ninth game and stayed on course to pocket the set at 5-4. Both players traded breaks again before the set was pushed into a tie-breaker. Sanam let go of two set points and allowed Gasper to take the set. <br /><br />In the second set, Gasper broke Sanam twice in the third and ninth games to take the set and match. “I had a great two weeks in Karnataka and couldn’t have asked for more. Gasper played well today and I congratulate him for the victory. I now would take a few days off probably in Goa and head to Chennai for the ATP tour,” Sanam said.<br /><br />Gasper’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be eighth seeded Dutchman Jeroen Benard, who eased past 6-4, 6-4 Abhijeet Tiwari. German qualifier Torsten Wietoska rallied to beat Jatin Dahiya 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.<br /><br />Results: Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Andre Gasper Murta (Por) bt 2-Sanam Singh 7-6 (6), 6-3; 3-Theodoros Angelinos (Gre) bt Ramkumar Ramanathan 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4; 6-Michael shabaz (USA) bt Luca Margaroli (Sui) 6-3, 6-4; 8-Jeroen Benard (Ned) bt Abhijeet Tiwari 6-4, 6-4; 1-Sriram Balaji bt Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-1; Torsten Wietoska (Ger) bt Jatin Dahiya 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; Ashwin Vijayraghavan bt Suraj Prabodh 6-4, 6-4; Colin Van Been (Ned) bt Suraj Prabodh 6-4, 6-2. <br />Doubles (quarterfinals): 1-Vijaysundar Prashanth/ Arun Prakash Rajagopalan bt Kunal Anand/ Ronak Manuja 6-4, 3-6, 10-7; Amrit Narasimhan/ Michael Shabaz (USA) bt Theodoros Angelinos (Gre)/ Sanam Singh 5-7, 6-4, 10-6; 2-Sergei Krotiouk (Rus)/ Luca Margaroli (Sui) bt Jatin Dahiya/ Sahahbaz Khan 6-4, 6-4; Rupesh Roy/ Vivek Shokeen bt Sriram Balaji/ 3-Vignesh Peranamallur/ Sriram Balaji 7-6 (3), 6-3.</p>
