Taipei, Jan. 27 (CNA) Taiwan's Huang Liang-chi and Japan's Yasutaka Uchiyama defeated the Russian pair Victor Baluda and Richard Muzaev 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) , 10-6 Wednesday to advance to the Australian Tennis Open junior boys' doubles semifinal in Melbourne.
Huang, seeded fourth in the boys' doubles, was the only player still alive in the grand slam event after Chuang Chia-jung and her Slovakian partner Filip Polasek lost 6-3, 3-6, 12-10 Wednesday to Lisa Raymond (USA) and Wesley Moodie (RSA) in the mixed doubles quarterfinal.
With Chuang's loss, all the Taiwanese players have been eliminated from the senior level competition. Huang and Uchiyama will meet the German pair Kevin Krawietz and Dominik Schulz in the semifinal.
Huang shook off a disappointing performance the previous day when he was upset by Australian James Duckworth 7-6 (7-3) , 6-4 in the second round of boys' singles.
On Wednesday, China's Li Na followed in the footsteps of her compatriot Zheng Jie, rallying to beat the U.S.' Venus Williams 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 in the women's singles quarterfinal. China has entered two players in a grand slam event for the first time.