Rohan Bopanna, in partnership with Ivan Dodig of Croatia, stormed into the final of Rogers Cup with a 4-6, 7-6(8), 11-9 win over sixth seeds Raven Klaasen of South Africa and Rajeev Ram of the U.S.
It took the Indo-Croatian pair one hour and 42 minutes to book its place in the final of the ATP 1000 event.
They had powered past Gael Monfils and Benoit Paire of France 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
Ankita Raina in partnership with Bibiane Schoofs of the Netherlands won the doubles title in the $25,000 ITF women’s event in Belgium.
The Indo-Dutch combination saved a match point in the super tie-break to beat Marie Benoit and Megall Kempen of Belgium 11-9.
It was the third doubles title of the season for the 24-year-old Ankita, who has won eight other doubles titles and five singles titles in her career so far.
The results:
$4,917,120 ATP 1000, Montreal, Canada
Doubles: Semifinals: Ivan Dodig (Cro) & Rohan Bopanna bt Raven Klaasen (SA) & Rajeev Ram (U.S.) 4-6, 7-6(8), 11-9
Doubles (quarterfinals): Ivan Dodig (Cro) & Rohan Bopanna bt Gael Monfils & Benoit Paire (Fra) 6-2, 7-5.
$25,000 ITF women, Koksijde, Belgium
Doubles (final): Bibiane Schoofs (Ned) & Ankita Raina bt Marie Benoit & Megall Kempen (Bel) 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
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