India’s Suresh Dhakshineswar and British partner Luca Pow advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP 250 Winston-Salen Open with a win over Gonzalo Escobar/ Aleksandr Nedovyesov on Thursday.
For the second straight match, Dhakshineswar/ Pow won the first set, lost the second and then won a close match tiebreak – this time winning 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 to move into the last four.
The Indo-British duo, who play together for Wake Forest University in the NCAA US College circuit, had upset sixth seeds Ariel Behar/ Andrés Molteni in the first round earlier in the week.
Suresh Dhakshineswar projected to move more than 1,000 spots in the world doubles rankings next week
Dhakshineswar/ Pow, who received a wildcard into the main draw, will meet fourth seeds Jackson Withrow/ Nathaniel Lammons or seventh seeds Marcelo Melo/ Rafael Matos in the semi-finals on Friday.
Currently ranked No. 1710 in the world in doubles, Dhakshineswar is expected to climb into the top 550 in the world rankings next week and could go higher if he advances further in the tournament.
The 6 foot-6 inch Indian had also competed in the singles qualifying event where he won his first round before going down in the second and final qualifying round earlier in the week.
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Haresh Ramchandani
