Lyon Open: Divij, Garcia-Lopez bow out in semis

Divij Sharan and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez were defeated by Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock 7-5, 6-4.

File Photo: Divij Sharan (in picture) and Guillermo Garcia Lopez had beaten the top seeds in the first round.

The fine run of Divij Sharan and his doubles partner Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain was halted in the doubles semifinals by Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock, in the ATP 250 event in Lyon, France.

The Aussie-U.S. combination beat the Indo-Spanish pair 7-5, 6-4. Divij and Garcia-Lopez had beaten the top seeds Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in the first round.

• EUR 561,345 ATP, Lyon, France
• Doubles (semifinals): Nick Kyrgios (Aus) & Jack Sock (US) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Esp) & Divij Sharan 7-5, 6-4.