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Davis Cup player Rubin Statham has made the semifinals of a US$50,000 ($63,340) Challenger tennis tournament at Baton Rouge in the United States after beating Latvia's Andis Juska 6-1 7-6(1).
Statham took out the first set convincingly against Juska, who is ranked over 200 places higher than the New Zealander.
He was made to work harder in the second set but was able to take the match on a tiebreak.
Statham meets American Bobby Reynolds (US), who is ranked 92 in the world, in the semifinals.
- NZPA