Purav and Divij part ways

The former will play the US Open with Leander Paes

They have a history: Leander Paes and Purav Raja have played together once before: in the 2013 Davis Cup tie against Korea in New Delhi.

After failing to defend their Los Cabos title last month, Purav Raja and Divij Sharan fell 15 places each in the ATP doubles rankings.

With a combined ranking of 137 — with Divij at 68 and Purav at 69 — the pair decided to part ways heading to the US Open, where the cut-off for the main draw last year was around 130.

Purav will now partner the 59th-ranked Leander Paes at Flushing Meadows, and the Winston-Salem Open before that.

Divij partners Begemann

Divij, meanwhile, has paired up with No. 66 Andre Begemann.

However, with a lot of players opting to focus on their singles campaigns at the US Open, the eventual cut-off turned out to be 155.

“We could have entered together but we would’ve known (of our main draw spot) only at the last minute. If we could not get in together, we would have struggled to find partners because everyone would have [paired up by then]. So we had to make a call early,” explained Divij, who said a split was the only sensible option under the circumstances.