AGENCY
MADRID : India’s top doubles player Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea could not defend their Madrid Open title as they lost the summit clash to Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau, here today.
The sixth seeded defending champions lost the closely fought final 4-6 6-7 (5) to the third seed Dutch-Romanian combination in one hour and 11 minutes. It was crucial for Bopanna to win since he was defending 1000 points here. He is striving to re-enter top-10 in the run up to Rio Olympic so that he can get a direct entry into the prestigious event.