The Hindu : Sport / Tennis : Bopanna & Qureshi win
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won their first ever ATP Masters tournament beating Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut 6-2, 6-4 in the final here on Sunday.
The seventh-seeded pair took just 65 minutes to see off the French wildcards and pocket its third title of the season. Bopanna and Qureshi had won the Gerry Weber Open at Halle and the Stockholm Open before this event.
Bopanna and Qureshi broke in the third and fifth games to open up a 4-1 lead.
They were twice 0-30 on serve, but held on to close the set out.
Benneteau and Mahut, who had shocked top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan en route the final, gave a better account of themselves in the second set.
At 4-4, Mahut's double-fault offered Bopanna and Qureshi a break point, which they gratefully accepted.
They then served the match out in the next game despite a few anxious moments.
Cheers
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Aisam, Boppana wins
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