Emil knocks out defending champion

Kamil Majchrzak pulled off the second big upset of the tournament by knocking second seed Lorenzo Musetti out of Tata Open Maharashtra while talented Emil Ruusuvuori sent packing defending champion Jiri Vesely here on Friday. Returning extremely well and using the drop shots quite effectively, the 95th ranked Polish player eked out a 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4 win over the world number 66 in two hours and 13 minutes to advance to the semifinals.

Majchrzak will now clash with Finland’s 22-yearold Ruusuvuori, who shocked the title holder from Czech Republic 6-3 6-4 in his quarterfinal. (Agencies)