Bopanna-Qureshi go down fighting in French Open
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 2 (IANS) India’s Rohan Bopanna and and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan Wednesday went down fighting to top seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the men’s doubles quarterfinal of the French open tennis Wednesday.
The fifth-seeded India-Pakistan pair lost 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-7(3) in a nearly two-hour battle.
The match was suspended Tuesday due to bad light at 5-5 in the deciding set. The tie-break went with serve to 3-3, when Mike hit a forehand winner and the 2003 titlists went on to win three more points in a row.
The Californian twins had beaten the India-Pakistan pair in their maiden Grand Slam appearance in the 2010 US Open.
The Bryans will next meet Colombian Juan Sebastian Cabal and Eduardo Schwank of Argentina in the semi-finals.
Second seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor challenge fourth seeds Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic in the other semi-final.
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- Paes-Bhupathi out of Shanghai Masters - Oct 15, 2011
- Australian Open: Paes-Bhupathi storm into semifinals - Jan 26, 2011
- Bhupathi-Paes through to Australian Open semi-finals - Jan 26, 2011
- Bopanna-Qureshi lose to Llodra-Zimonjoc - Nov 22, 2011
- Bopanna-Qureshi win Paris Masters - Nov 14, 2011
- Bhupathi-Bopanna knock out top seeds to make semis - May 19, 2012
- Bopanna-Qureshi lose third consecutive match - Nov 24, 2011
- Bopanna-Qureshi in French Open quarterfinals - May 30, 2011
- Paes-Stepanek beat Marrero-Verdasco, meet Bryan brothers in semis - Mar 29, 2012
- Paes-Bhupathi in semis; Bopanna-Qureshi ousted in Miami - Mar 31, 2011
- Australian Open: Paes-Bhupathi in men's doubles semis (Lead) - Jan 26, 2011
- French Open: Sania-Elena in semis, Bopanna-Qureshi quarters (Lead) - May 30, 2011
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