Chandigarh, Dec 19 : Second seed Sasikumar Mukund defeated Dominik Palan of Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the semi-final of the USD 15,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament in Doha (Qatar).

Mukund, ranked 420th will fight for the title against 553rd ranked Hady Habib of Lebanon, who ousted top seed Yu Hslou Hsu of Taiwan, 6-3, 6-4 in the second semi-final to set up a meeting with the Indian in the finals.

In the doubles discipline, Mukund and Adil Kalyaanpur run edned in the semis, as the Indian duo suffered a defeat at the hands of the French pair of Maxence Broville and Axel Garclan, 6-3, 6-2.(UNI)