Paes-Paire doubles pair loses in Dubai

Leander Paes in partnership with Benoit Paire of France was beaten 6-1, 6-3 by the fourth seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the quarterfinals.

Published : Feb 28, 2019 23:14 IST , New Delhi

The duo of Leander Paes and Benoit Paire lost to the fourth seeds in the quarters (File photo).
The duo of Leander Paes and Benoit Paire lost to the fourth seeds in the quarters (File photo).
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The duo of Leander Paes and Benoit Paire lost to the fourth seeds in the quarters (File photo).

Leander Paes in partnership with Benoit Paire of France was beaten 6-1, 6-3 by the fourth seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the doubles quarterfinals of the $2,887,895 ATP-500 tennis tournament in Dubai.

The quarterfinal appearance was worth 90 ATP points and $22,370 for the Indo-French pair.

Meanwhile, in the ITF women’s event in Turkey, Sowjanya Bavisetti in partnership with Petra Januskova of Canada made the doubles semifinals.

The results:

$2,887,895 ATP, Dubai, UAE

Doubles (quarterfinals): Rajeev Ram (US) & Joe Salisbury (GBR) bt Benoit Paire (Fra) & Leander Paes 6-1, 6-3.

$15,000 ITF women, Antalya, Turkey

Doubels (quarterfinals): Petra Januskova (Can) & Sowjanya Bavisetti bt Sakura Hosogi (Jpn) & Deniz Paykoc (Tur) 4-6, 6-3, [10-7];

Pre-quarterfinals: Petra Januskova & Sowjanya Bavisetti w.o. Kamilla Bartone (Lat) & Vitalia Stamat (Mda).

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