January 8, 2017 2:35 AM

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Chennai Open: Bopanna and Nedunchezhiyan set up all-Indian doubles final

At the Chennai Open tennis tournament, Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan have set up a block-buster all-Indian final in the doubles event of the competition. In a gripping semi-final in Chennai today, the duo edged past fourth seeded American-Kiwi combination of Nick Monroe and Artem Sitak in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. Bopanna and Jeevan will now take on another Indian pair Purav Raja and Divij Sharan in the final. It will be a historic match, as never in the past, two Indian teams have clashed in the final of an ATP World Tour event. A home team is set to take the trophy after five years as the last time an Indian side triumphed in the event was in 2011 when Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi took the title. The legendary Lee-Hesh pair won five titles in the tournament at the Nugumbakkam stadium.Divij and Purav reached the final on Friday with a 6-4, 6-2 win against the second-seeded Argentine pair Guillermo Duran and Andres Molteni. While the established pair of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja will gun for their third ATP title together, Bopanna and Jeevan arecombining only for second time in their career.

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