Estonian tennis star Mark Lajal storms into Challenger 75 semi-finals in China
Estonia's top men's tennis star Mark Lajal (ATP No. 247) defeated Japan's Rio Noguchi (ATP No. 302) 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Challenger 75 level tournament in Zhangjiagang, China to reach the last four.
The 21-year-old Estonian will now face 34-year-old Norbert Gombos (ATP No. 584) of Slovakia in the semi-finals on Saturday. Gombos was given a walkover into the semis after his quarter-final opponent, Dalibor Svrčina of Czechia, withdrew from the tournament.
The second semi-final is between Seong Chan Hong (ATP No. 152) of South Korea and Japan's Yasutaka Uchiyama (ATP No. 197).
Mark Lajal's semi-final against Norbert Gombos begins at 7.20 a.m. (Estonian time) on Saturday.
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