Friday, February 22, 2013

Tennis News
At €598,535 Open 13, Marseille, France

[SF] (2) Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Colin Fleming (GBR) bt (3) Julian Knowle (AUT)/ Filip Polasek (SVK) 75 61

Rohan and Colin had 2 break points (set points) at 4-5 but failed to convert but they didn't miss chance in 12th game and after breaking 3rd seed won the first set ... After winning the first set Rohan and Colin gave dominating performance in the second ... They broke opponents in 4th and 6th games and won the match in an hour.
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At $2M Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, UAE

[SF] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)/ Sania Mirza (IND) bt Cara Black (ZIM)/ Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 62 75

Sania and Bethanie r in 2nd final of the year, this time this big Premier tournament ... In the semis after winning the first set comfortably they were 2-3 break down ... But Sania and Bethanie broke opponent in 6th game to make it 3-all and then again broke them when their opponents were serving for remain in the set ... Another straight sets victory over good pairing.
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At $25K Women's ITF Tournament, Muzzafarnagar, India

[QF] (Q) Prerna Bhambri (IND,639) l (2) Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA,264) 26 36

Prerna lost against Lertcheewakarn but still encouraging performance from her in this $25K tournament.

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