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Paes-Nestor enter Topshelf Open quarters
Den Bosch (Netherlands): Indo-Canadian combine of Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor started their grass court season on a winning note by earning a straight sets victory to enter the men’s doubles quarterfinals of the Topshelf Open here on Monday.
The second seeds needed only an hour to beat Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-4, 6-3 in the first round, played at the Autotron Park in Rosmalen.
Service games were broken no less than five times in the first set with Paes and Nestor getting one better the take the lead in the match. In the second set, the second seeds broke their opponents twice, once more than Agut and Gimeno-Traver to seal the match.
Overall, Paes and Nestor won 58 of the 108 points played in the match.
Next up, they will take on the winners of the match between French pair Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain and Philipp Oswald of Austria.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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