Gulbis powers through to semi finals in Malaysia World Tour

  • 2014-09-26
  • From wire reports, RIGA

Latvian Ernests Gulbis returns to Germany’s Benjamin Becker during the Malaysia World Tour (photo: Azhar Rahim)

Latvia's top ranked tennis player Ernests Gulbis has powered through to the semi finals of the Kuala Lumpur World Tour Series after beating Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-3, 7-5 on Friday.

Gulbis, ranked 13th in ATP rankings, will play Julien Bennetaeu of France, ranked 28th. Gulbis earned 90 ATP ranking points for advancing to the tournament's semifinals

Gulbis defeated Germany's Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 in the second round of the Kuala Lumpur tournament earlier this week.