Australian Open: Indian challenge fades as Divij Sharan, Ankita Raina take exit door
Divij Sharan with his partner Igor Zelenay of Slovakia lost in straight sets 1-6, 4-6 to the German duo of Kevin Krawietz and Yannick Hanfmann.
Divij Sharan with his partner Igor Zelenay of Slovakia lost in straight sets 1-6, 4-6 to the German duo of Kevin Krawietz and Yannick Hanfmann.
Rohan Bopanna and his Danish Partner Frederick Nielsen went down to Marcelo Arevalo of Uruguay and Tomislav Brkic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Ankita Raina had won a women's singles bronze medal at the 2018 edition of the Asian Games, while Divij Sharan won a gold medal in the men's doubles event.
Sharan and Sitak lost 7-6 (6-2), 6-3 to Brazil's Bruno Soares and Mate Pavic of Croatia in a match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes.
The duo of Sharan and Sitek won their first-round Australian Open match in straight sets of 6-4, 7-5 against Pablo Carreno Busta and Joao Sousa.
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin had two aces compared to their opponents' seven.
Sharan will now compete in two home events -- KPIT Challenger in Pune and the Bangaore Open.
Indian combo beat the Spaniards 3-6 7-5 10-6 in the semifinals of the USD 150,000 tournament.
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan put up a brave fight but fell short against Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram.
The Indian duo won 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in little over three hours.
