Thirteen-year-old Japanese sensation Tomokazu Harimoto ended Sharath Kamal’s impressive run at the ITTF World Tour India Open, surprising the home hero in the men’s singles semifinals. The reigning Junior World Champion showed exemplary skills to outplay his 34-year-old opponent 11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-9, 11-9 in a late night match at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex. As expected, the match between familiar foes lasted the full distance with Kamal holding his nerve to clinch the enthralling quarterfinal on his second match point. He earned his first match point with a cracking backhand before Drinkhall took the next couple of points to make it 11-10. Playing Paul is never easy,” summed up Sharath after the 11-4, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 13-11 victory.

Source: Hindustan Times February 19, 2017 03:11 UTC