PARIS: India's Rohan Bopanna and Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin, the 13th seeds within the males's doubles draw, stunned top-seeds Poland's Lukasz Kubot and Brazil's Marcelo Melo within the third-round of the French Open.
The Indo-French pairing came thru 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) in 1 hour and 30 minutes to arrange a quarterfinal meeting with eighth seeds Austria's Alexander Peya and Nikola Mektic.
Bopanna, who started his clay court docket campaign with a semifinal effort in Monte Carlo, did little of word within the different four tournaments.
Games went with serve in the second set on Saturday prior to Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin raised their degree within the tie-break.
"We played aggressively, attacking from the start," the Bengaluru-based pro stated. "It's the best tie-break we've played all year."
"I started enjoying this surface, I have adapted to the surface that has helped me," Bopanna, who received the mixed-doubles name here remaining 12 months, stated. "Of course the best memory I have of tennis is from here."
The Indo-French pairing came thru 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) in 1 hour and 30 minutes to arrange a quarterfinal meeting with eighth seeds Austria's Alexander Peya and Nikola Mektic.
Bopanna, who started his clay court docket campaign with a semifinal effort in Monte Carlo, did little of word within the different four tournaments.
Games went with serve in the second set on Saturday prior to Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin raised their degree within the tie-break.
"We played aggressively, attacking from the start," the Bengaluru-based pro stated. "It's the best tie-break we've played all year."
"I started enjoying this surface, I have adapted to the surface that has helped me," Bopanna, who received the mixed-doubles name here remaining 12 months, stated. "Of course the best memory I have of tennis is from here."
Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin reach French Open quarters
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June 03, 2018
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