Lisnard will face a tough task in the semi-finals when he plays second seed Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand.

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Fifth seed Paradorn Srichaphan crashed to an embarrassing 6-0 6-2 defeat at the hands of Spain's David Sanchez .

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Paradorn Srichaphan showed flashes of his form of old as he upset sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko 6-4 7-5 6-3.

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He was joined on the withdrawal list by Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan and Russian women Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova.

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Kenneth Carlsen is through to the final of the Japan Open following a straight sets victory over Paradorn Srichaphan on Saturday.

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The American will now face top seed Paradorn Srichaphan after the Thai player beat wild card Nicolas Kiefer 6-0 6-2 in the other semi-final.

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Juan Ignacio Chela was leading Paradorn Srichaphan 6-3 3-0 in the first round when the Thai withdrew, and the Argentine meets Briton Andy Murray next.

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Julien Benneteau of France upset Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia 7-6 (2) 5-7 6-1 and Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan was also ousted in the second round, falling to Belgium's Xavier Malisse 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.

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The secretary-general of Thailand's National Security Council Paradorn Pattanatabutr, who signed the deal, said it was "another attempt by the government to tackle the unrest" and did not mean an immediate end to the conflict, Bangkok Post reports.

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