Shenzhen Challenger : Yuki Bhambri loses in SF

Yuki Bhambri went down fighting in three sets to second seed Yuichi Sugita of Japan in the semifinals of the $75,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Shenzhen, China, on Saturday. The 24-year-old Yuki, ranked 341, collected 33 ATP points and $3,765.

After winning the ITF Futures title in Chandigarh, it was the second successive semifinal appearance in a Challenger for Yuki,who had lost to the eventual champion Evgeny Donskoy of Russia last week in Zhuhai.

Yuki will play another $50,000 Challenger in China in Quanzhou next week, and has been drawn to face Tatsuma Ito of Japan in the first round.

The results: Men’s singles (semifinals): Yuichi Sugita (Jpn) bt Yuki Bhambri(ind): 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

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