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Bhupathi-Bopanna in semi-finals of Rome Masters
The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna upset top seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor in a hard-fought battle to enter the men's doubles semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia tennis tournament.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: May 19, 2012 04:55 PM IST
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Rome:
The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna upset top seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor in a hard-fought battle to enter the men's doubles semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia tennis tournament.
The seventh seeded Indians took an hour and nine minutes to get the better of the top seeds, 6-4, 7-5.
Bhupathi and Bopanna won 79 percent of their service points, and converted a break of serve in each set to wrap up the victory.
They will next take on third seeds Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, who entered the semi-finals after beating Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic 6-4, 6-2.
Topics mentioned in this article
Marc Lopez
Francesca Schiavone
Sania Mirza
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
Mahesh Bhupathi
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Rohan Bopanna
Michael Llodra
Max Mirnyi
Tennis
Daniel Nestor
Marcel Granollers
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi
Rajeev Ram
Su-Wei Hsieh
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