Bopanna, Qureshi enter Paris semi-finals
November 12th, 2011 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisamul Haq Qureshi have barged into the semi-finals at the BNP Paribas Masters, upsetting second-seeded Michael Llodra of France and Serbia’s Nenad Zimonzic in the super tie-break.
The Indo-Pakistani pair, seeded seventh, celebrated their maiden entry into the tour’s year-ending finals in London, by rallying to win after losing the first set, 3-6, 6-4, 10-6.
Bopanna and Qureshi, last year’s US Open finalists, will now play third-seeded Maxi Mirnyi of Belarus and Bahamas’ Daniel Nestor who beat Austria’s Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7).
The two other Indians in doubles play, fourth-seeded Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were beaten in the second round, having received a bye in the first, in the super tiebreak 10-8.
Paes and Bhupathi have also made it to the London Tour year-ender as one of the top pairs.
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- Bopanna-Qureshi lose to Llodra-Zimonjoc - Nov 22, 2011
- Bopanna-Qureshi enter first ATP Tour 1000 Masters final - Nov 13, 2011
- Bhupathi-Bopanna, Paes-Stepanek advance to Miami quarters - Mar 27, 2012
- Bopanna-Qureshi lose tense opener in World Tour Finals - Nov 21, 2011
- Bhupathi-Paes through to Australian Open semi-finals - Jan 26, 2011
- Paes-Stepanek beat Marrero-Verdasco, meet Bryan brothers in semis - Mar 29, 2012
- Bhupathi-Mirnyi in second round of Paris Masters - Nov 11, 2010
- Bhupathi-Mirnyi advance, Bopanna-Qureshi lose in Valencia - Nov 06, 2010
- Paes-Bhupathi in semis; Bopanna-Qureshi ousted in Miami - Mar 31, 2011
- Bhupathi-Bopanna reach semis at Miami - Mar 28, 2012
- Bhupathi and Paes crash out of ATP World Tour finals - Nov 27, 2011
- Sweet victory: Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi clinch Cincinnati title (Lead) - Aug 22, 2011
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