Top seeds Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna defeated Dutch-Canadian duo of Robin Haase and Milos Raonic 7-6 (8), 3-6, 11-9 in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany to bag their first double title of the year. This is their ninth ATP World Tour doubles final.
They were given tough time by their opponents but their resolve helped them to win the third set on super tie-break. The match lasted an hour and 19 minutes. Aisam and Bopanna, after this win, will go in the Wimbledon with upbeat ambitions and confidence.
The pair is on a role in recent months. After winning first ever ATP final at the 2010 SA Tennis Open, they reached their first Grand Slam final at US open in the same year.
Published in Sportpulse.net on June 13, 2011
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