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Sharans’ Wimbledon dream comes true
Updated On: 04 July, 2021 07:50 AM IST | London | AFP
"I ended up there on my own and I trained with him and his group. "We spent a lot of time together for the next few months and now here we are!" she added laughing.
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Divij Sharan and wife Samantha Murray Sharan. Pic/AFP
Divij Sharan and his wife Samantha Murray Sharan`s dream of playing at Wimbledon together finally reached fruition after seven years -- and to top it all they won their first round mixed doubles match on Friday. Sharan, 35, and Murray Sharan, 33, beat Uruguayan Ariel Behar and Kazakh Galina Voskoboeva 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in a match that had a lengthy interruption due to a ball girl being injured. During the thrilling three-setter on Court Four they restrained themselves in touching elbows after points but at the end they allowed themselves a hug....or two.
Their restraint is in line with the husband and wife pair admitting neither of them are very outgoing. This was clear from the outset when their doubles partners at the time -- who knew each other -- introduced them at a tournament in 2012. "Neither of us are particularly outgoing so we still don`t know how we managed to speak to each other," said Samantha. "One of us eventually plucked up the courage to speak finally!" It took another six months before they crossed paths again and then Cupid worked his magic. "I was training before a tournament which he was playing in," said Murray Sharan. "I ended up there on my own and I trained with him and his group. "We spent a lot of time together for the next few months and now here we are!" she added laughing.
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