Rome: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reached the semi-finals of the Rome Masters after getting a walkover from rivals Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek even as Sania Mizra and Bethanie Mattek-Sands crashed out of the women's event, here.
Berdych, who shocked world number one Novak Djokovic in the men's singles in a gruelling three-setter, cited muscle fatigue as the reason for him withdrawing.
Bhupathi and Bopanna will now fight it out with Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez and American Scott Lipsky for a place in the final. Gonzalez and Lipsky came from a set down to upset second seeded Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 1-6, 6-4, 10-6 in their quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Sania and Bethanie's campaign ended in the women's doubles after their 4-6 3-6 defeat against top seeds and local favourites Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. The Indo-American pair lost in one hour and 15 minutes as they squandered six of the nine break chances....
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01:49 PM, May 18, 2013
Rome: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters but it was curtains for Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer, here. Sixth seed Indian combo of Bhupathi and Bopanna scored a 6-2 6-3 win over unseeded British team of Dominic Inglot and Jonathan Marray in the second round of the Euro 3,204,745 elite clay court tournament. However, Paes and Melzer made an early exit...
05:19 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood star Lara Dutta would like to see her tennis star husband Mahesh Bhupathi on the silver screen. "I would like to see Mahesh on the screen but I don't think he will ever come in front of the camera," said the former miss universe. Bhupathi married Lara in February, 2011. The couple was blessed with a daughter in January, 2012. Talking about her 15-month old daughter, Saira,...
05:32 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Monte Carlo: Leander Paes and Jurgen Melzer overcame sixth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to advance to the quarter-finals of the men's doubles of the Monte Carlo Masters here on Thursday. The Indo-Austrian pair took 57 minutes to defeat Bhupathi-Bopanna 6-2, 6-3 at the 1000-point ATP clay-court tournament. Paes-Melzer broke their opponents thrice out of the nine opportunities they got in comparison to the Indian pairings' zero conversion rate...
08:18 PM, Apr 18, 2013
The Indian Tennis Players Association's first meeting on Saturday also saw the participation of two more vice-presidents, Mahesh Bhupathi and Somdev Devvarman. ...
10:11 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes Thursday said his fitness is still good enough to carry him into Brazil Olympic Games in 2016. Paes' contemporary and estranged partner Mahesh Bhupathi has already made it clear that 2013 would be his last season as a professional player. Paes, who will turn 40 in June this year, though said he can still play another three-and-a-half years because his body feels great...
07:51 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Following a good partnership in 2012 that saw them finish as finalists at the ATP World Tour Finals, tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday renewed their partnership. ...
03:53 PM, Apr 01, 2013
It was a day to forget for Indian tennis as Somdev Devvarman, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were all knocked out of the ATP Miami Masters. ...
02:22 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Bhupathi and Nestor defeated French pair of Gasquet and Roger-Vasselin 7-6 (3), 6-3. ...
03:22 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Bhupathi and Daniel Nestor bowed out of the men's doubles with a 4-6, 6-7 (4) defeat against Spaniard Feliciano Lopez and Milos Raonic of Canada. ...
05:13 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Unseeded Bhupathi and Llodra downed the third seeded rivals Lindstedt and Zimonjic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6) in the fiercely fought final. ...
08:50 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Bhupathi and Llodra got past India's Bopanna and Ram 6-4, 6-7(2), 10-5 in the first semi-final, lasting one hour and 28 minutes. ...
06:33 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Bopanna and Ram hit seven aces to beat Victor Hanescu and Lukas Rosol 4-6, 7-5, 10-4 in 79 minutes. ...
09:50 PM, Feb 28, 2013
They next face Polish fourth seeded pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski. ...
02:53 PM, Feb 28, 2013
Somdev had beaten the world number 39 Benoit Paire of France in an ongoing ATP event in France. ...
03:05 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri are likely to return to the Indian Davis Cup team as the national selectors meet to pick the squad for the tie against Indonesia. ...
06:38 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Top Indian tennis players formed an association to protect their professional interests days after signing a temporary truce with the AITA. ...
03:27 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN on the latest row in Indian tennis, Mahesh Bhupathi says the players demands are not outrageous but the All India Tennis Association's attitude isn't making things easy to end the stalemate. ...
03:49 PM, Feb 06, 2013
The AITA on Sunday formed a three-member committee, which includes Justice Deepak Verma and former Davis Cupper Naresh Kumar. ...
05:21 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Paes does not see anything wrong in players discussing their grievances but says the sport should not suffer in the process. ...
02:33 PM, Jan 30, 2013
