Ramit Tandon enters final of Abu Dhabi Open

The third-seeded Indian fought his way past Shehab Essam of Egypt in four games 17-15, 6-11, 11-7, 11-2 in the semi-final.

Elsewhere in Sandy Springs in USA, Mahesh Mangaonkar looked good to go far but Egyptian Ahmed Hosny, a qualifier stopped him at the quarterfinal stage in a fighting five-game tussle in the CAC Open, another PSA world tour event late on Friday. Mahesh made a spectacular come back from two games arrears to level scores but lost steam to the rival's grit in the final game. Hosny won 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5.