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French Open: Sriram Balaji/Demoliner in men's doubles quarters; Arnav Paparkar advances in boys' sec

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India's Sriram Balaji Makes Grand Slam Breakthrough at Roland Garros

By IANS News June 02, 2026 • 08:26 AM View: 771

Indian star N. Sriram Balaji and his Brazilian partner Marcelo Demoliner caused a major upset at the French Open, stunning sixth-seeded Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz to continue their impressive run into the quarterfinals of the men's doubles section at the Stade Roland Garros on Monday.

The Indo-Brazilian pair came up with a composed performance to win their pre-quarterfinal match 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 25 minutes in the clay court major, thus making their maiden quarterfinal entry in Grand Slams for both Balaji and Demoliner.

TAGS Sriram Balaji Marcelo Demoliner Arnav Paparkar French Open Germans Kevin Krawietz Tim Puetz Stade Roland Garros Grand Slams Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori

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