April 29, 2017 6:13 PM

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Ramkumar, Paes in finals of Tallahassee Challenger<br/>

Young Indian Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan and legendary Leander Paes have reached the singles and doubles final of the ATP Challenger event in Tallahassee, Florida after winning their respective semi-finals.Ramkumar beat Italian qualifier Andrea Arnaboldi 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the clay court event after two hours and 34 minutes.It will be first ever Challenger level final for the 22- year-old Ramanathan. He faces Slovenian qualifier Blaz Rola in the final. Paes and Scott Lipsky, the top seeded Indo-American pair defeated Ecuadorian pair of Roberto Quiroz and Gonzalo Escobar in the doubles semi-finals. They face Argentinian pair of Leonardo Mayer and Maximo Gonzalez for the title. Paes now has chance to win second Challenger level title of the 2017 season having triumphed in Leon, Mexico with Adil Shamasdin.

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