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Rohan Bopanna-Florin Mergea Reach Madrid Open Final
Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea defeated Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo to enter Madrid Open men's doubles final
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: May 08, 2016 05:59 pm IST
Read Time: 1 min
Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea are the defending champion of Madrid Open.© AFP
Highlights
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Rohan Bopanna is ranked 11th in doubles
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Florin Mergea is ranked 13th in doubles
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Bopanna-Mergea qualified for World Tour final in 2015
Madrid:
Sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea entered the final of Madrid Open men's doubles title, beating fourth seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 7-5, 6-7 (4), 12-10 in a tight contest.
The Indo-Romanian pair pulled ahead after winning the first set 7-5 here on Saturday.
But they couldn't capitalise on their ascendancy. They surrendered the second set in the tie-breaker after some tough fight.
But they bounced back in the third set tie-breaker, displaying admirable skill and composure to snatch the contest 12-10 in the decider.
The defending champions will face third-seeded pair of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in the title round.
Rojer-Tecau beat French pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) earlier on Saturday.
Topics mentioned in this article
Rohan Bopanna
Florin Mergea
Tennis
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