Purav Raja in semifinals
The Hindu
Purav Raja, in partnership with Tristan-Samuel Weissborn of Austria, beat Quentin Halys and Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 4-6, 10-7 in the doubles quarterfinals of the €44,820 Challenger tennis tournament here on Thursday.
The results: €44,820 Challenger, Biella, Italy: Doubles (quarterfinals): Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) & Matt Reid (Aus) bt Luca Margaroli (Sui) & Sriram Balaji 6-4, 6-2; Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (Aut) & Purav Raja bt Quentin Halys & Lucas Pouille (Fra) 6-4, 4-6, [10-7]; Pre-quarterfinals: Tristan-Samuel Weissborn & Purav Raja bt Akira Santillan & Bernard Tomic (Aus) 6-2, 5-7, [10-3].With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.