CHANDIGARH: Ranked 201st ranked and qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan of India was defeated by 44th ranked Russian born Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the $ 1, 050, 570 ATP Tour Qatar ExxonMobile Open in Doha on Monday. The match lasted one hour and 13 minutes.
DIVIJ SHARAN LOSES IN DOUBLES: Fourth seeded pair of Divij Sharan of India and Igor Zelenay of Slovakia were upset by Spanish duo of Alejandro Davidovich and Mark Lopen (protected ranking) in the doubles first round match of the ATP Tour 250 €334, 240 Open 13 Provence Marseille, France. The Spanish duo took one hour and 13 minutes to dispose of the challenge of Divij-Igor combination.
Divij Sharan of India and Igor Zelenay earned €2, 800