Leander Paes-James Cerretani in semis of Newport Beach Challenger tennis

Leander Paes and James Cerretani advanced in the $150,000 Newport Beach Challenger event after receiving a walkover from the local pair of Frances Tiafoe and Michael Mmoh.

Published on: Jan 26, 2018, 20:06:17 IST

Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By Anonymous

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Veteran Leander Paes and his American partner James Cerretani did not have to move a sinew in reaching the semifinals of the Newport Beach Challenger even as Vishnu Vardhan and N Sriram Babalji were ousted from the Rennes event in France.

Leander Paes in currently playing in the Newport Beach Challenger. (HT Photo)

Paes and Cerretani, seeded second, advanced in the $150,000 event after receiving a walkover from the local pair of Frances Tiafoe and Michael Mmoh, who encountered a shoulder problem.

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They are now up against Marcelo Arevalo and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, who knocked out Aliaksandr Bury and Hsien-Yin Peng 7-5 7-5 in their quarterfinal.

Meanwhile at the Euro 64,000 USA tournament in France, unseeded Vardhan and Balaji suffered a close 4-6 4-6 semifinal defeat at the hands of second seeded Sander Arends and Antonio Sancic.

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