CW Herald - Tallahassee
Narang stays alive while Read hits hurdle
Ishan Narang is through to his second Challenger semi final after a straight sets win over Croatia's
Adem Tadić. While he continues to be plagued by off-court incidents, his on-court play remains very solid as the Indian-born youngster overcame a tricky second set to win in two.
Narang's serving has been a feature of his game this week, but after a very solid first set he was in trouble in the second at 0-3 with Tadić taking the double break through some fine returning. There was a moment of real worry when he was broken as he called for the trainer to check on his ankle.
Despite some strapping, his movement didn't look particularly restricted as he broke back to love and did his best to chase the Croat down. He did so successfully as he wasn't broken again while picking up two of his own to advance
6-2, 7-5.
He will meet
Randy Bruce in the semis after the Baton Rouge champ continued his magnificent run by coming from a set down to oust
Brett Read. In his first loss since returning to the PTA tour, Read was pushed to three sets for the third consecutive time as the World No. 105 recovered from a disappointing start.
The American moved better than Read and was more positive while Read engaged in tactics of getting as many balls back as he could. This came to a head in the third set where he hit just one winner and was made to pay as the
3-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat let him know he has some work to do.
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
Tallahassee, FL, USA
MEN: Quarterfinals: 7-Sam Lazzeri (USA) bt WC-Dean Delgado (USA) 6-0 6-0. 5-Hugh James (USA) bt. Ryan Robinson (USA) 6-3 6-2.