Rohan Bopanna in partnership with Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France saved four matchpoints while beating Adrian Mannarino of France and Daniil Medvedev of Russia 4-6, 6-2, 14-12 in the doubles first round of the Miami Open.
In the pre-quarterfinals, Bopanna and Vasselin will play Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey of the US who beat the top seeds Lukasz Kubot of Poland and Marcelo Melo of Brazil 6-4, 7-6(0).
Jeevan-Raja pair ousted
In the Challenger doubles final in France, fourth seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja were beaten 10-7 in the super tie-break by the unseeded pair of Hugo Nys of Francce and Tim Puetz of Germany.
The champion team collected 80 ATP points and € 2,670, while the runner-up got 48 points and € 1,550.
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