Indian tennis veteran Rohan Bopanna. AP/PTI File
Paris, November 5
India's Rohan Bopanna and Austrian Oliver Marach stunned ninth seeds Fabrice Martin and Jean-Julien Rojer in a hard-fought second round encounter to enter the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament here.
The unseeded Indo-Austrian pair came from behind to defeat their fancied rivals 3-6 6-4 10-8 in the round of 16 tie Wednesday night.
After losing the first set, Bopanna and Marach won the second to put the pressure on the French-Dutch pair.
In the tie breaker, the 40-year-old Bopanna brought all his experience into play and was helped by Marach's resolve to win the match.
The Indian-Austrian duo will face the eighth seed pairing of Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Jurgen Melzer in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Bopanna and Marach had defeated the Serbian pair of Dusan Lajovic and Nikola Cacic 7-5 7-6 to move into the round of 16. PTI
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