Divij and Purav in semis of Johannesburg Challenger

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja extended their good run of the season to the semifinals of the ATP Challenger event here after beating Brazilian pair of Fabiano De Paula and Thales Turini in straight sets.
The Indian pair earned a hard fought 6-3 7-6(3) win against their rivals.
They broke the Brazilians in the sixth game of the match to comfortably pocket the first set.
The second set was fiercely fought as Paula and Turini refused to concede an inch. Both the teams went on to hold in the entire set and eventually the Indians got through the rivals in the tie-breaker.

In total, Divij and Purav won 66 points to 51 of their opponents.
They next play Michal Przysiezny of Poland and Denis Zivkovic of USA.