Sharan-Sitak progress to last 8 of Delray Beach Open

Florida, Feb 20 (IANS) India's number two doubles player and 2018 Asian Games gold medallist Divij Sharan along with his Kiwi partner Artem Sitak on Thursday defeated the Swede-French pair of Andre Goransson and Ugo Humbert 5-7, 6-4(10-7) to seal their quarterfinal slot in the Delray Beach Open.The Indo-Kiwi pair lost a close first set 5-7, but came back stronger in the second set 6-4 winning 75% of their first serve points. In the super tie-breaker Sharan-Sitak closed out the match with a 10-7 win. Speaking after the game, Divij said "It was indeed a tough match. We came back really well in the second set. Looking forward to the quarterfinal tomorrow."Divij and Artem are now set to meet the top-seeded doubles pair of Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan on Friday. Mike and Bob sealed their quarterfinal slots defeating the Australian duo of Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson.
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