Harinder Sandhu in semis of Victorian Open

India's Harinder Pal Sandhu outplayed Australia's Rhys Dowling 11-4 11-8 11-5 to enter the semi-finals of the Victorian Open squash tournament, a PSA World Tour event, in Melbourne today.

Sandhu, who defeated Dowling in the final of the South Australian Open a week ago, appeared in good touch and coasted to a straight-game win with an all-round display.

In the semifinal match tomorrow, Sandhu will meet the second seeded Piedro Schweertman of the Netherlands.

Sandhu had yesterday beaten Qatar's Syed Azlan Amjed 11-5 11-7 11-7 in the second round.