Rohan Bopanna-Florin Mergea Lose in Monte Carlo Opener

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea gave a tough fight but eventually went down 6-7 (6), 6-4, 10-7 to Benoit Paire and Stan Wawrinka. After sharing the first two sets, the wildcard pair easily edged ahead to take the super tie-break and then the match.

A file photo of Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna.© AFP

Monaco:

Indo-Romanian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea went down in the men's doubles opening round of the Monte-Carlo Masters to wildcard French-Swiss combine of Benoit Paire and Stan Wawrinka at the Monte Carlo Country Club here.

Bopanna and Mergea gave a tough fight but eventually went down 6-7 (6), 6-4, 10-7. After sharing the first two sets, the wildcard pair easily edged ahead to take the super tie-break and then the match.

Paire and Wawrinka will next take on sixth seeded Indo-Canadian pair of Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor, who received a first round bye.

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