New Delhi: Vivek Shokeen and Sunil Kumar Sipaeya advanced to the second round of $10,000 ITF grass court event in Lahore after pipping their respective opponents in first round singles matches.
Seventh seed Shokeen rallied to beat Igor Shelyakin of Uzbekistan 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 while third seed Sipaeya overcame a stiff resistance from Gleb Alekseenko of Ukraine 7-6 (3) 7-5.
National Champion Ashutosh Singh, who had made a surprising first round exit in singles event, reached the doubles semifinal partnering compatriot Divij Sharan.
The second seeded Indian pair defeated the English pair of Kyle Brassington and Andrew Fitzpatrick 4-6 6-3 10-4. Sipaeya also booked a last four berth in the doubles event pairing with Aqeel Khan of Pakistan, as the Indo-Pak pair shocked third seed Taipei pair of Hsin-Han Lee and Hsien-Yin Peng 7-6(5) 7-5.
