Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden reached the final of Madrid Open (IANS Photo)
Rohan Bopanna, Matthew Ebden defeated eighth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 5-7, 7-6(3), 10-4 to reach the final of Madrid Open
The Indian-Australian pair Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden rallied from a set down on Thursday to reach the final of the Madrid Open — their second ATP Masters 1000 final of the season.
Bopanna and Ebden ousted eighth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 5-7, 7-6(3), 10-4 in the last four of the Madrid Open.
In the Match Tie-break, Bopanna and Ebden won four of seven return points to book their ticket into Saturday’s final.
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Bopanna and Ebden, seeded seventh, are aiming for their third title of the season (Doha, Indian Wells). Their strong start to the season has lifted them to No. 1 in the ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings.
Bopanna and Ebden will next meet Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer or Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev.
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Gonzalez and Roger-Vasselin have won titles in Marseille and Miami this season. Their last two losses have come to Bopanna and Ebden, having suffered a defeat to the team in Barcelona.
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