Qatar Open: Bopanna-Koolhof pair beats Tiafoe-Wawrinka duo

The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Wesley Koolhof beat the Frances Tiafoe-Stan Wawrinka duo 6-3 6-4 to qualify for the semifinals of the Qatar Open.

File Photo: Rohan Bopanna (in picture) and his partner Wesley Koolhof beat Frances Tiafoe and Stan Wawrinka in straight sets.

Rohan Bopanna in partnership with Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands sailed past Frances Tiafoe and Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles quarterfinals of the $1,465,260 Qatar Open in Doha on Wednesday.

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In the semifinals, the Indo-Dutch pair will play second seeds Henri Kontinen and Franko Skugor.

In the $25,000 ITF women’s tournament in Bendigo, Australia, Ankita Raina reached the pre-quarterfinals with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Martina Di Giuseppe of Italy.

The results $1,465,260 Qatar Open Doubles (quarterfinals): Wesley Koolhof (Ned) & Rohan Bopanna bt Frances Tiafoe (US) & Stan Wawrinka (Sui) 6-3, 6-4; Pre-quarterfinals: Jeremy Chardy & Fabrice Martin (Fra) bt Artem Sitak (Nzl) & Divij Sharan 7-6(4), 6-2 $15,000 ITF men, Antalya, Turkey Singles (first round): Marlon Vankan (Ger) bt Nitin Kumar Sinha 6-4, 7-5; Dragos Nicolae Madaras (Swe) bt Aryan Goveas 6-3, 6-0 $25,000 ITF women, Bendigo, Australia Singles (first round): Ankita Raina bt Martina Di Giuseppe (Ita) 6-1, 7-5.