January 16, 2020 9:17 AM

Tennis: Divij Sharan-Artem Sitak oust top seeds at Auckland Open to move into quarters

In Tennis, Divij Sharan and his partner Artem Sitak shocked top seeds John Peers and Michael Venus in two close sets to move to the quarterfinals of the ATP ASB Classic in Auckland. The Indo-Kiwi pair edged out the Australian-Kiwi pair 7-6, 7-6 yesterday.  Left-handed Sharan and Sitak next face Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen, who got a walk over from Leonardo Mayer and Joao Sousa. Also moving to the last-eight stage were third seeds Rohan Bopanna from India and Finland's Henri Kontinen,...