Chong Wei cruises through to semis

Lee Chong Wei acknowledges the crowd after beating Indian player P. Kashyap in the Indian Open quarter-finals on Friday. - AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei broke the hearts of Indian fans for the third day in a row to reach the men’s singles semi-finals of the Indian Open in New Delhi.

Top seed Chong Wei got off to a slow start but stepped up a gear to snuff out the fire of P. Kashyap, the last Indian man remaining in the tournament, with a 21-15, 21-13 win in 40 minutes on Friday.