Divij, Raja move to 2nd round of Wimbledon qualifiers

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 17:58

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja moved within a win from qualifying for the Wimbledon men`s doubles event after recording a comfortable straight set win here.

Divij, Raja lose final again

Last Updated: Sunday, June 16, 2013, 18:02

A second title of the season eluded Divij Sharan and Purav Raja yet again as they ended runners-up at the Nottingham Challenger after losing the tough summit clash to formidable Thai twin brothers Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana, here. The fourth seeded Indians lost the final 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 8-10 to the second seeded brothers` team.

Divij, Purav bow out of Kunming Challenger

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 09:47

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja overcame a wobbly start to put up a good fight but eventually lost the semifinals of the ATP Challenger tournament to Samuel Groth and John-Patrick Smith.

After one win and a walk-over, Divij, Purav in semis in China

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 13:32

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja came from behind to win the first round and then got a walk over to progress to the semifinal of the USD 125,000 ATP Challenger tournament.

Divij-Raja end runners-up in Johannesburg Challenger

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 11:21

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja had to be content with yet another runners-up finish after losing the title clash of the ATP Soweto Open to Prakash Amritraj and Rajeev Ram.

Divij-Purav make winning start at Mexico Challenger event

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 15:00

Aiming their second title of the season, Divij Sharan and Purav Raja made a confident start at the ATP Challenger event in Guadalajara, defeating Marco Chiudinelli and Yuichi Sugita in straight sets.

Divij-Purav in summit clash of Leon ATP Challenger

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 18:23

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja shocked top seeds Nicholas Monroe and Simon Stadler in straight sets to earn a shot at their second ATP Challenger title of the seasonin Leon, Mexico.

Divij-Raja bow out of Mexico ATP Challenger

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 17:50

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja fought valiantly before losing to Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland and Peter Gojowczyk of Germany in the semi-finals of the ATP Challenger event, here.

Divij-Purav win Kyoto ATP Challenger title

Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 16:33

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja on Saturday won their first ATP Challenger title of the season after overcoming the fighting Australian pair of Chris Guccione and Matt Reid in the final of the Shimadzu All Japan Tennis Championships in Kyoto.

Davis Cup: Paes-Raja keep Indian hopes alive winning doubles rubber

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 09:15

Bringing in his wealth of experience, Leander Paes combined with debutant Purav Raja to keep India afloat by winning the do-or-die doubles rubber against Korea today but it would take a super heroic effort to save the hosts from a defeat in the Davis Cup tie.

These boys are winners for me as they put country first: Paes

Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 20:06

For veteran Leander Paes, the team of rookies fighting it out against South Korea are already "winners", simply because they resisted the "temptation" of joining the rebels.

I will show rookie players the way, says Paes

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 19:33

Star player Leander Paes on Tuesday vowed to show his rookie teammates the way in order to help them make a worthy debut for India in the upcoming Davis Cup tie against South Korea, but acknowledged that the task ahead is "tough".