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Prakash exits from Greece ATP Challenger event

By Staff Reporter • 2009-05-04 • 1 min read

RHODES, Greece, May 3 (UNI): Prakash Amritraj's campaign at the ATPChallenger event here came to an end after the Indian opted out ofhis semifinal match due to a leg injury.

Prakash, who was playing against seventh seeded German Benjamin Becker, was trailing 1-6, 2-4 when the injury halted his run at the 85,000 euro tournament.

He had earlier upset world number 59 and top seed Dudi Sela in a closely fought quarter-final to reach the last-four stage.

The Indian has collected 35 ATP ranking points and pocketed 4,260 euro as prize money.

Other Indians in the fray, Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman have already exited from the tournament.