Tennis: 'Indo-Pak Express' Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi falls short in Sofia Open: LIVE blog
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi register a comeback yet concede the match in the tie-breaker.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi (Source- The Indian Express)
The men's doubles duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi reunites yet again this year for the second time. The Indo-Pak Express, as they are referred to by the fans, fails to reach the quarter finals of the Sofia Open as they lose 2-6, 7-6, 6-10 against the Austrian pair of Oliver Marach and Philipp Oswald.
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Bopanna and Qureshi put a spirited display after coming back from being down by one set and falling short in the tiebreaker.
The second set is tied 6-6, Bopanna and Qureshi holding their nerves to somehow let this match be decided in the third set.
A stellar contest going on in this second set where Bopanna and Qureshi have won six games.
Marach and Oswald pull up a sensational fight to win the game from being 40-15 down.
A spectacular comeback by Bopanna and Qureshi. who have a slender edge over the Austrians now.
Marach and Oswald deny the break this time to Bopanna and Qureshi and things are intensified here in the second set.
Bopanna and Qureshi win from a break going toe-to-toe against the Austrian pair.