The Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna has stormed into the Men's Doubles finals of the Cincinnati Open Tennis tournament. In the semi-finals played last night, the sixth seeded Indian pair defeated the Croatian-Brazilian combination of Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. In the title clash scheduled for today, Bhupathi and Bopanna will clash with the Romanian-Swedish pair of Horia Tecau and Robert Lindstedt. Tecau and Lindstedt yesterday stunned America's Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, 7-5, 6-7, 10-2 in the other Men's Doubles semi-final. World Number One Roger Federer of Switzerland and Serbia's Novak Djokovic will clash in the Men's Singles final. In the semi-finals yesterday, Federer defeated compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6, 6-3, while Djokovic beat Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, 6-3, 6-2. The Men's Singles final match is also slated for today.
News On AIR | August 19, 2012 9:47 AM
Cincinnati Open: Bhupathi, Bopanna storms into Men's Doubles finals