New Delhi, June 15:
Indian challenge ended at the ATP250 Ricoh Open with the quarterfinal defeat of Leander Paes and Scott Lipsky while the fast-rising team of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja fell at the first hurdle.
Paes and his American partner Lipksy went down fighting 4-6 4-6 against the second seeded pair of Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram in the Euro 660, 375 grass court tournament in s- Hertogenbosch, Netherland.
Left-handed Sharan and Raja, who reached the pre- quarterfinals at the French Open, lost 3-6 4-6 to Andre Sa and Michael Venus.
Meanwhile in the singles events, Ramkumar Ramanathan advanced to second round of the Challenger event at Citta di Caltanissetta, Italy with a 6-2 4-6 7-6(6) win over Austria’s Sebastian Ofner.
The Indian Davis Cupper next faces Kazakhatan’s 126th- ranked Mikahil Kukushkin. (PTI)
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