Asian Games gold medallists Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan made an early exit as they were beaten 7-6(5), 6-4 by Dominic Inglot and Austin Krajicek in the pre-quarterfinals of the €711,275 ATP tournament on Tuesday.
In the Ningbo Challenger, China, top seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Max Purcell of Australia after getting a bye in the first round.
In the Ismaning Challenger in Germany, sixth seed Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten 6-3, 7-6(3) by the 305th-ranked Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the second round after a bye in round one.
Other results:
$162,480 Challenger, Ningbo, China: Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Alex Bolt & Matt Reid (Aus) bt Adil Shamasdin (Can) & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6-3, 6-1.
$25,000 ITF women, Lagos, Nigeria: Doubles (final): Laura Pigossi (Bra) & Rutuja Bhosale bt Sandra Samir (Egy) & Prarthana Thombare 4-6, 6-4, [10-7].
