Ajay Jayaram reaches semifinals of the Dutch Open

IANS
Ajay Jayaram

Almere (Netherlands), Oct 11 (IANS) Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram was taken the distance before overcoming Indonesian Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka to enter the men's singles semi-finals of the $50,000 Dutch Open Grand Prix here.

The 13th seeded Indian, who returned to the circuit after a seven-month injury layoff in August, defeated the third seeded Rumbaka 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 in a 50-minute quarter-final at the Topsportcentrum Almere late Friday.

With the win, Jayaram levelled their head-to-head to two-all.

The Mumbaikar will next take on top seed Rajiv Ouseph of England Saturday.

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