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 night.
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 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.
“Neither of us are particularly outgoing so we still don’t know how we managed to speak to each other,” said Samantha.
For Murray Sharan, Friday’s victory tasted even sweeter as it was her first ever victory at a Grand Slam — Sharan has gone as far as the quarter-finals in the 2018 men’s doubles at Wimbledon.
“This time round we said we would stick with each other and got in as alternates so it is very special to share the court with Sam.
“It is the first win for Sam at a Grand Slam as well so it is extra special.”