Eighth seed Aryan Goveas entered the USD 10,000 ITF Kuwait Futures semifinals by recording the biggest win of his fledgling career today.
The 18-year-old Mumbai boy shocked number 2 seed Evgeny Karlovskiy of Russia, placed 600 places above him on the ATP rankings at 474, 6-4 7-6(4) in the quarter finals of the singles event, according to information available here today.
Goveas, ranked 1076, will now meet number 3 seed Daniel Altmaier of Germany, ranked 476, for a place in the final of the outdoor hard court tournament being held in Meshref, Kuwait.
"I am looking to stay focused and strong for two more rounds," said Goveas.
Marcus Willis of Britain, who reached the round of 64 after coming through three qualifying rounds at the Wimbledon championships in July where he lost to Swiss great Roger Federer, is the number 1 seed in the tournament.
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