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Ratiwatanas in upset win

Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana prolonged their winning streak in India as they came back from a set down to upset third-seeded Jurgen Melzer and Alexander Peya of Austria 4-6 7-5 10-8 in the US$411,000 Chennai Open.

Published on January 5, 2008

The twins dropped serves in the second game that cost them the opening set but managed a crucial break in the 12th game to level the match. They took full charge in the tiebreak to seal off the victory.

They will play Croatia's Marin Cilic and Aisam ul Haq Qureshi of Pakistan in the semi-final today.

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Ratiwatanas in upset win

Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana prolonged their winning streak in India as they came back from a set down to upset third-seeded Jurgen Melzer and Alexander Peya of Austria 4-6 7-5 10-8 in the US$411,000 Chennai Open.

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