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Tennis: Bopanna-Shapovalov beat top seeds to reach quarters of Madrid Open Masters

This was the 41-year-old Bopanna's first win on the ATP tour in 2021

Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov
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Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov

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Updated: 6 May 2021 5:48 AM GMT

India's Rohan Bopanna combined with his Canadian partner Denis ShapovalovRohan Bopanna combined with his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalovto stun top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in straight sets and reach the men's doubles quarterfinals of Madrid Open Masters 1000 tournament.

This was the 41-year-old Bopanna's first win on the ATP tour in 2021.

The Indo-Canadian duo won their round of 16 match 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday.

Bopanna and Shapovalov will take on German duo of Alexander Zverev and Tim Puetz in the quarter-finals.

"A superb victory by #TOPSAthlete tennis player @rohanbopanna and his partner @denis_shapo who beat World #1 men's doubles pair of Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the @MutuaMadridOpen," Sports Authority of India (SAI) tweeted.

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