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
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
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.