New Delhi: After the scintillating run of Sania Mirza came to an end at the Acura Classic in San Diego on Friday, Indian fans had something to cheer when big serving Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi clinched their third straight ATP doubles title by winning the Challenger Cup in Segovia on Saturday.
After upsetting the second seeded pair of the tournament in the semi-finals, the Indo-Pakistani duo overcame their final challenge posed by Michel Kratochvil of Switzerland and Luxembourg's Gilles Muller 7-6, 6-3 in the Spanish city.
Bopanna and Qureshi, since pairing up, have won three titles. Their previous two triumphs came at Manchester and Nottingham over the last two weeks.
"It was the biggest Challenger (in terms of prize money) for us but playing wise it was the easiest compared to the last two," Bopanna told PTI from Segovia.
"We are combining well and are definitely planning to play much more together, especially ATP Tour events since I will be ranked 90 (in doubles) after this week."
Twenty-seven-year-old Indian Bopanna has been in stunning form this year with his first title coming in Dublin, Ireland, with Austrian Adam Feeney.
Bopanna also reached the final with Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay at Scheveninghen, Holland besides three semi-final finishes—with compatriot Mustafa Ghouse in Kyoto and Durban and Chris Haggard at Surbiton.
(With inputs from PTI)
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