Divij Sharan loses doubles pre-quarters match at Halle

Divij Sharan and Marcelo Demoliner lost the doubles pre-quarterfinals match 7-5, 7-6(5) to Oliver Marach and Jurgen Melzer at Halle, Germany on Wednesday.

Divij Sharan (L) and his doubles partner Marcelo Demoliner (R) lost to Oliver Marach and Jurgen Melzer at Halle, Germany. (File Photo)

Divij Sharan in partnership with Brazilian Marcelo Demoliner was beaten 7-5, 7-6(5) in the doubles pre-quarterfinals by Oliver Marach and Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the ATP tennis tournament on grass in Halle, Germany.

After having two rounds in the qualification event in a field of four teams, it was hard for Divij and partner to swallow the defeat which meant that the duo did not get a single ATP point, but collected € 8,790.

In the Challenger in Bratislava, Sumit Nagal outplayed Gerard Granollers of Spain 6-3, 6-1 in the second round, after a bye in the first.

In the ITF women’s event in Portugal, former Asian junior champion, Rutuja Bhosale progressed into the singles second round and doubles quarterfinals.

 

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