<p>Battling terrible body ache and high fever, V Jeevan produced a resolute performance to upset third seeded Shrey Gupta of Haryana 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the fourth Ramesh Desai Memorial National Tennis Championship at Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association yesterday.<br /><br />  <table style="width: 288px; height: 384px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="288" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/may/v-jeevan.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">V Jeevan</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jeevan (12), a qualifier playing his first nationals was battling severe physical handicaps as he produced his performance of a lifetime to overcome the favourite. <br /><br />After his win, Jeevan said, "I had fever and was uncomfortable playing against a top player. But I told myself that the result does not matter as long as I play my best tennis. I am happy with the win as it has given me a lot of confidence to do well." </p>

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Battling terrible body ache and high fever, V Jeevan produced a resolute performance to upset third seeded Shrey Gupta of Haryana 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the fourth Ramesh Desai Memorial National Tennis Championship at Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association yesterday

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