Divij Sharan-Purav Raja clinch Kyoto Challenger doubles title

Indians Divij Sharan and Purav Raja dropped the first set but came back strong for a 5-7 7-6(3) 10-4 win in one hour and 24 minutes in the All Japan Indoor Championships final against the second-seeded Thai-Kiwi combine of Sanchai Ratiwatana and Michael Venus.

Kyoto:

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja came from behind to win their first title ATP Challenger title of the season as the top seeded Indians tamed Michael Venus and Sanchai Ratiwatana via a super tie-breaker in the summit clash of the All Japan Indoor Championships on Saturday.

Divij and Raja dropped the first set but came back strong for a 5-7 7-6(3) 10-4 win in one hour and 24 minutes in the final against the second-seeded Thai-Kiwi combine.

The Indians split USD 2480 and earned 80 ranking points each for their win.

Left-handed Divij was playing his second final of the season, having ended runner-up at Kolkata Challenger with Vishnu Vardhan.

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