Rastogi ousted from China ITF tournament

The Indian challenge ended in the US $15,000 ITF men's hardcourt tournament in Taizhou, China, with the defeat of Karan Rastogi in the quarter-finals on Friday.

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The unseeded Indian lost 6-4, 2-6, 4-6 to Japanese Toshihide Matsui.

Matsui now faces his country's Davis Cup player Satoshi Iwabuchi in the semi-finals.