Bengaluru, April 4 -- India's Chirag Duhan achieved a career milestone on Friday as the 21-year-old beat Ishaque Eqbal 6-2, 7-6 (1) to advance to the semifinals of the SM Krishna Memorial Open at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru.

In the last four, he faces a familiar opponent: top seed Jay Clarke. Chirag lost to Clarke in Ahmedabad last week and is eager to set the record straight.

"I played him last week and although the scoreline may not suggest it, it was a close game. More than his game, I will focus on my game (to beat him). My focus will remain on the things I can control, and we'll take it from there," he said.

This is the first time Chirag has advanced to the singles semifinals of an ITF M25 level tournament. He laid ...