Chennai: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi recorded their first tour win as a team since 2004 when they outplayed the first-time combination of Robin Haase and David Martin 6-2, 6-7 (3), 10-7 to annex their fifth ATP Chennai Open doubles crown here on Sunday.
The top seeded Indian duo who last won here 2002 and are preparing for this month's Australian Open, the only Grand Slam silverware missing in their showcase, were far too experienced for the Dutch-American combo.
The Indian pair thus clinched their 24th doubles crown together from 34 finals while sharing a winner's purse of $22,000 while the vanquished were richer by $11,600 after a thrilling one hour, 45-minute encounter.
It was a highly emotional climax for Paes and Bhupathi who in a way relived the salad moments of their youth with some slick play marked by their patented "chest bumps" towards the end of the match....
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11:17 PM, Jan 09, 2011
Chennai: Stanislas Wawrinka, who managed to sneak into the main draw as a wild card after a late decision to participate, justified the privilege by putting to sword top seed and world No 6 Tomas Berdych en route to the final of the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here on Saturday. Wawrinka, the 25-year old Swiss and third seed, won 6-4, 6-1, to set up a title clash with...
01:08 AM, Jan 09, 2011
Chennai: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi needed all their combined experience to defeat the Croatian combo of Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig 6-1, 6-7 (4), 10-4 en route to the final of the doubles event in the ATP Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament here on Saturday. The legendary Indian pair thus are in line for their fifth Chennai Open doubles crown, the last of which was in 2002, the year...
12:52 AM, Jan 09, 2011
Chennai: The two old warhorses Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi showcased their doubles skills and guile for a comfortable 6-4, 7-6 (3) win against Philipp Marx and Ken Skupski to complete the semi-finals line up in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here on Friday. Coming together on the tour after a nine-year break, Paes and Bhupathi, the top seeds here, will next meet the Croatian combo of Marin...
10:59 PM, Jan 07, 2011
Chennai: Top seed Tomas Berdych, despite struggling with his serve, had enough firepower to knock out unfancied Blaz Kavcic 6-3, 6-3, to enter the semi-finals of the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here on Friday. On the outside court, Xavier Malisse, the seventh seeded Belgian, extended his hold on Bjorn Phau from Germany with a 6-0, 6-2 win in 71 minutes that witnessed long baseline rallies. He too moved...
09:22 PM, Jan 07, 2011
Chennai: The 'Indo-Pak Express' of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi steamed into the quarter-finals of the doubles event in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament with a straight-set win against South Americans Marcos Daniel and Eduardo Schwank here on Wednesday. The Bangalore-born Bopanna and Lahore's Qureshi, runners-up at the 2010 US Open, did not have much to fear from the Brazilian-Argentine combo that only showed some sparks in...
10:10 PM, Jan 05, 2011
Chennai: Top seed and World No 6 Tomas Berdych was kept on court for longer than expected as he eased past the unheralded Ivan Dodig 6-2, 6-4, to enter the singles quarter-finals of the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here on Wednesday. The match lasted an hour and 27 minutes as the 25-year-old Czech Berdych overcame some resistance in the second set by the 88th-ranked Croatian who otherwise was...
09:01 PM, Jan 05, 2011
Chennai: None of the Indian contestants could make the main draw of the Chennai Open from the qualifying event as the remaining three players crashed out after losing their second round matches here on Sunday. While Vishnu Vardhan and Karanuday Singh fought well before losing, Rupesh Roy hardly troubled his opponent. Vardhan, who won mixed doubles gold with Sania Mirza at the Asian Games, came back strong from the first...
02:53 PM, Jan 03, 2011
Chennai: Croatia's Marin Cilic is hopeful of making a hat-trick of titles at the Chennai Open but is wary of a tricky opener against Japan's talented Kei Nishikori as the season-opening ATP event kicks off here on Monday. "I've enjoyed the last two years here. Winning (the tournament) is the best possible way to start a season," the Croatian told reporters on Sunday. "Every year the field is pretty strong,...
10:21 AM, Jan 03, 2011
Chennai: Acceding to the request of Beijing Olympic gold medallist and last year's finalist Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland, organisers of the 2011 Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament and IMG, awarded one of the three wild cards to the world number 21. "Originally Wawrinka had indicated that he would be taking that particular week off, but subsequently, he changed his mind and requested for an entry. The organising committee agreed...
10:16 AM, Dec 16, 2010
