Bopanna-Busta duo bows out in Hamburg

Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain were beaten 6-1, 6-4 in the doubles quarterfinals by Oliver Marach and Jurgen Melzer of Austria.

Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain lost in the doubles quarterfinals of Austria in the ATP-500 tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany.

Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain were beaten 6-1, 6-4 in the doubles quarterfinals by Oliver Marach and Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the ATP-500 tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany.

The quarterfinal entry on the clay-court event was worth 90 ATP points and $14,040 for Bopanna and partner.

In the ITF men’s Futures in Thailand, eighth seed Manish Sureshkumar beat Marsel Ilhan of Turkey 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals. He will play Vladyslav Orlov of Ukrain in the semifinals.

Arjun Kadhe, seeded No.1 with Timur Khabibulin of Kazakhstan, made the doubles final. The Indo-Kazakh pair will play second seeds, the Ratiwatana twins, Sanchai and Sonchat.

In the $25,000 ITF women’s event in Portugal, lucky-loser Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty was beaten 6-3, 6-2 in the pre-quarterfinals by Mari Osaka, elder sister of two-time Grand Slam champion and World No.2 Naomi Osaka, of Japan.