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Raja-Sharan duo clinch doubles Challenger title in Spain

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Purav Raja and Divij Sharan clinched the men's doubles title in the "Open Castillo y Leon Villa De El Espinar" ATP Challenger in Segovia, Spain, yesterday to take their trophy tally to three in two months.

The third-seeded Indian tennis pair defeated the Spanish/Japanese combination of Joaquin Munoz-Hernandez and Akira Santillan 6-4 4-6 10-8 in the final, according to information received today.

"Winning three titles in two months is the culmination of all of the hard work put in by us. Me and Divij have been working well as a team, which shows in us winning multiple titles this year" said Raja after the duo's triumphant run in Spain.
 

"Our team has been performing brilliantly which will help us win more titles in the months to come," Sharan added.

Raja and Sharan had earlier won back to back titles at Manchester and Surbiton, a London suburb.

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First Published: Aug 01 2016 | 7:22 PM IST

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