Three home players through to quarters<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Indonesia has been left with three contenders in the men's
\nsingles event at the US$15,000 Kratingdaeng tennis tournament as
\nit enters the quarterfinals stage at the Bung Karno tennis center
\nhere on Thursday, according to Antara.<\/p>\n
Suwandi, Prima Simpatiaji and Bonit Wiryawan won their
\nrespective matches on Wednesday while Dede Suhendar Dinata, Febi
\nWidhiyanto and Nesa Arta crashed out.<\/p>\n
National team ace Suwandi conceded only two games in his 6-1,
\n6-1 win over Igor Branissa of Slovakia, and will meet top seed
\nWang Yeu-Tzuoo of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Wang booked his quarterfinals' ticket at the expense of
\nVietnamese Do Minh Quan with a 6-3, 6-2 victory.<\/p>\n
Prima knocked out fourth seed Benjamin Cassaigne of France 6-
\n0, 6-3. His next opponent is seventh seed, American Paul
\nFruttero, a 6-3, 7-5 winner over Dede Suhendar Dinata.<\/p>\n
Indonesian veteran Bonit Wiryawan cruised through with a 6-3,
\n6-4 dispatch of qualifier Anuwant Dalodom of Thailand. He will
\nface Austrian Martin Slanar, who upset third seed and defending
\nchampion Rohan Boppana of India 6-3, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Last year's finalist Febi Widhiyanto was ejected in a 6-1, 6-1
\nthumping by Chen Ti of Chinese Taipei.<\/p>\n
Ti's opponent will be Indonesia-born Sadik Kadir of Australia.
\nKadir denied Nesa Arta's bid for a quarterfinal place, defeating
\nthe Indonesian 6-3, 7-5.<\/p>",
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