Prajnesh advances to quarterfinals of Orlando Challenger

The fourth seeded Prajnesh scripted a comeback from the brink to win seven games in a row before his opponent Tung-Lin Wu retired in the decider.

The fourth seed Prajnesh was leading 5-7 7-5 2-0 when Wu opted out of the second round contest that had already spanned two hours 30 minutes.

Fourth seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran sustained his good game and reached the quarterfinals of the $52,080 Challenger tennis tournament in Orlando, U.S.

The 31-year-old Prajnesh led 5-7, 7-5, 2-0 when his opponent, Tung-Lin Wu of Chinese Taipei retired. In the quarterfinals, Prajnesh will play sixth seed Dmitry Popko of Kazakhstan.  

The resultsUSD 52,080 Challenger, Orlando, US Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Prajnesh Gunneswaran bt Tung-Lin Wu (Tpe) 5-7, 7-5, 2-0 (retired). USD 15,000 ITF men, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Erik Crepaldi (Ita) bt Siddhant Banthia 6-2, 6-2; First round: Niels Visker (Ned) bt Sidharth Rawat 6-3, 7-6 (4). Doubles (quarterfinals): Kelsey Stevenson (Can) & Sidharth Rawat bt Martin Borisiouk (Blr) & Muthu Aadhitiya Senthilkumar 6-2, 6-2. USD 15,000 ITF women, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Doubles (quarterfinals): Elina Avanesyan (Rus) & Iryna Shymanovich (Blr) w.o. Jelena Stojanovic (Aus) & Ashmitha Easwaramurthi.