Sharan-Demoliner duo knocked out of Wimbledon

LONDON: Divij Sharan and

Marcelo Demoliner

fought their hearts out in a gruelling battle before losing to top seeds

Lukasz Kubot

and

Marcelo Melo

in the men's doubles pre-quarterfinals on Monday.


Unseeded Sharan and his Brazilian partner pushed the top side of the world before losing 5-7 7-6(8) 6-7(8) 3-6 after three hours and 18 minutes.

Sharan was the last Indian standing in the Wimbledon championships. Sharan was a quarterfinalist in the doubles event last year.