Top seeded Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna today crashed out of the doubles event in the semifinals of the Aircel Chennai Open 2012 after losing to Israel's Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich in Chennai today.The fourth seed Israeli pair came back from a set down to upset the title favourites in tie-breaker 4-6 6-3 10-8.In a match that lasted about 90 minutes, the Indian pair wasted a breakpoint in the seventh game of the second set to go 4-3 up, following which Erlich and Ram won three games in succession, including game seven, to wrap up the set 6-3 and take the match into the tie-breaker.The Israeli pair was stretched in the tie-breaker by Bhupathi and Bopanna, but the latter's weak service returns and backhand returns let the team down.Erlich and Ram have already made the final of the Chennai Open before, losing to the Spanish pair of Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo in the 2004 doubles title clash.
News On AIR | January 8, 2012 6:17 PM
Aircel Chennai Open 2012: Bhupati, Bopanna crash out of doubles