Sriram Balaji in doubles quarterfinals in China Challenger

Sriram Balaji in partnership with Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia made the doubles quarterfinals of the China Challenger.

File image of Sriram Balaji in action at the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament

Sriram Balaji in partnership with Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia made the doubles quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over He Yecong and Zhang Zhizhen in the $75,000 Challenger tennis tournament in China. In the ITF men’s Futures in Portugal, Sasi Kumar Mukund beat the second seed Christian Lindell of Sweden for the loss of four games. The results: $75,000 Challenger men, Shenzhen, China Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Christopher Rungkat (Ina) & Sriram Balaji bt He Yecong & Zhang Zhizhen (Chn) 6-4, 6-4. $15,000 ITF men, Quinta Da Lago, Portugal Singles (first round): Sasi Kumar Mukund bt Christian Lindell (Swe) 6-1, 6-3. $60,000 ITF women, Shenzhen, China Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Beatrice Gumulya (Ina) & Xiaodi You (Chn) bt Jing-Jing Lu (Chn) & Prarthana Thombare 7-5, 6-4.