Divij-Demoliner pair loses in final

May 05, 2019 09:18 pm | Updated 09:18 pm IST - MUNICH

Divij Sharan and Marcelo Demoliner of Brazil were beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Frederik Neilsen and Tim Puetz in the final of the €586,140 ATP Tour event on Sunday.

The effort was worth 150 points and €15,200 for the Indo-Brazilian pair.

In the Challenger in Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), second seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja lost a close semifinal to the Aussie third seeds, Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith 10-8 in the super tie-break.

Nagal, Jennifer bow out

In the Savannah Challenger, Sumit Nagal’s run ended in the semifinal when he lost to second seed Paolo Lorenzi. The Italian prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Sumit won 29 ATP points and $2,510.

In the ITF women’s event in Antalya, sixth seed Jennifer Luikham was outplayed 6-1, 6-0 in the final by Indy de Vroome of the Netherlands. Jennifer had made the doubles final too, in the company of Ramu Ueda of Japan.

The results:

€586,140 ATP, Munich, Germany: Doubles (final): Frederik Neilsen (Den) & Tim Puetz (Ger) bt Marcelo Demoliner (Bra) & Divij Sharan 6-4, 6-2.

$135,400 Challenger, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Doubles (semifinals): Matt Reid & John-Patrick Smith (Aus) bt Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Purav Raja 6-1, 3-6, [10-8].

$54,160 Challenger, Savannah, US: Semifinals: Paolo Lorenzi (Ita) bt Sumit Nagal 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

$15,000 ITF women, Antalya, Turkey: Final: Indy de Vroome (Ned) bt Jennifer Luikham 6-1, 6-0.

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