Raja, Demoliner bow out of Zagreb ATP event after semis defeat

Zagreb: Purav Raja`s hopes of winning his second ATP World Tour title crashed after a semifinal defeat along with Brazilian partner Marcelo Demoliner at the Zagreb event, here.

The unseeded Indo-Brazilian pair lost 6-7(4) 6-3 6-10 to second seeds Jean-Julien Rojer from the Netherlands and Horia Tecau from Romania. Raja and Demoliner played throughout well in the match but were outplayed in the Super Tie breaker. They saved as many as four break chances out of five they faced. Raja had won his first ATP level title last year with compatriot Divij Sharan at Bogota, Colombia in July. They also won numerous Challenger level titles in a successful 2013 season. Playing in his first tournament of the 2014 season at the Chennai Open, Raja had reached quarter-finals with Israeli partner Dudi Sela.