Amritraj beats Bopanna; makes last four

Amritraj meets Dancevic in the semifinals Prakash’s father Vijay is a former winner at Newport — FILE PHOTO ON A ROLL: Prakash Amritraj had an easy outing against Rohan Bopanna in the quarterfinals of the Hall of Fame tennis championships. NEW DELHI: Prakash Amritraj was happy to make his maiden ATP Tour event singles semifinals, beating his friend Rohan Bopanna in the quarterfinals of the Hall of Fame tennis championship at Newport, Rhode Island. The 24-year-old son of Vijay Amritraj, who incidentally is a former champion, Prakash may have taken Bopanna for breakfast in his 6-4, 6-3 win, that fetched him a semifinal berth against the seventh-seeded Frank Dancevic of Canada, but that did not alter his dinner plans. Unfortunate “It is never easy to play a close friend. We have been eating together as normal each night and we... [read full story]