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Tarakan, Kompas.com - Christopher Rungkat National Tennis players advanced to the semifinal Sportama Mayor of Tarakan International Tennis Tournament Open Men's Future won a second series 6-0, 2-0 over fellow Indonesian tennis player Sunu Wahyu Trijati, in the quarter-finals, Friday.

In a match that was held at the Sacred Lake Closed Tennis, Tarakan, according to the release of the organizing committee, Sunu not continue the game in the second game of the second set because of hip pain.

Sunu had time to get courtside medical treatment but the treatment time is only three minutes, according to the rules of the game, not enough to reduce his pain.

Finally Sunu states withdrew from the match to gain a more thorough treatment. "I feel like my lower back pain at all. I do not know exactly why," said Sunu who in previous matches played more than three hours to beat the United States Ryan Young.

In the semifinals, will face Elijah Christopher Starkov from Russia who won 6-3, 7-5 on N. Indian tennis player Prashanth.

Christopher said he would try his best to be able to view the game through the final round.

Other semi-final brings South Korean tennis player ranked 658th of the world, An Jae Sung, against Harshana Godamanna from Sri Lanka. An appear convincing when it beat South African tall, Tucker Vorster, 6-3, 6-2.