Yuki injures ankle, concedes match against Rastogi

New Delhi: The much-anticipated Yuki Bhambri-Karan Rastogi match in the ITF Futures event ended in

defeat of the Delhi teenager, who sprained his ankle and conceded the quarter-final contest here today. Second seed Yuki was making good progress in the second set after losing the first but after creating a 3-0 lead he injured his right ankle and decided against continuing. Seventh seed Rastogi, who had won the first set 6-3, will now fight it out with China`s Yu Chang for his second successive appearance in the final. Chang recorded a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over Chinese Taipei`s Liang-Chi Huang. In a good result for the home fans, third seed Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan sealed a semifinal berth with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Thai K Wachiramanowong. Ranjeet will face top seed and South African Davis Cupper Rik de Voest, who made short work of last week`s champion in Kolkata Murad Inoyatov 6-0, 6-1 in another quarter-final match. PTI