Chennai Open 2017 final, Highlights: Bopanna-Nedunchezhiyan win title

Chennai Open 2017 final, Highlights: Bopanna-Nedunchezhiyan win title

FP Sports January 8, 2017, 21:00:09 IST

An Indian team is set to take the trophy after five years as the last time an Indian side triumphed here was in 2011 when Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi took the title.

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Chennai Open 2017 final, Highlights: Bopanna-Nedunchezhiyan win title

Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan are 2017 Chennai Open champions after 6-3, 6-4 win in the Men’s Doubles final

Rohan-Jeevan lead 5-3 in the 2nd set. Just one game away from the title

Rohan-Jeevan lead 4-3 and are a break up in the second set. They are inching closer to the title in Chennai

2-1! Rohan-Jeevan pair get the break back. They now trail 2-1 and will serve next

BREAK! Raja-Sharan fighting back in the second set, lead 2-0

Rohan Bopanna – Jeeven Nedunchezhiyan win the first set 6-3. After a good start Raja-Sharan fought back to make it 3-3, but Bopanna and Jeevan regained control

4-3 now to Bopanna-Jeevan pair. This is turning out to be quite some game!

Rohan Bopanna and Nedunchezhiyan have raced to a 3-0 lead in the first set.

Bautista Agut lifts the Chennai Open trophy after impressive win in the final

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Roberto Bautista Agut wins his 5th ATP title! He held at love to defeat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 11 mins. Clinical performance from the Spaniard and he is overjoyed after the win.

THAT’S IT! ALL OVER! Bautista Agut wins Chennai Open 2017 with 6-3, 6-4 win over Daniil Medvedev

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Two double faults Medvedev and they proved quite costly. RBA breaks him with a crosscourt pass and will now serve for the match

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: The physio came out for Medvedev after he called for a medical timeout.He got his legs massaged and could be crampons.

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Two back-to-back love-hold and it’s 3-3 in the second set. The quality of the match has gotten better as it has progressed with fewer errors from both players. The crowd is beginning to get behind Medvedev as they want him to make a match of this.

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Medvedev with an amazing service game! He’ll draw a lot of confidence from that hold as for once he outlasted RBA in a long rally. Longest rally of the match – 30 shots and Medvedev won that. 2-1 on serve.

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: RBA’s strategy is pretty simple – attack Medvedev’s backhand and draw him into the net at every opportunity. He’s been quite successful so far. He even managed to lob past the tall Russian and then held for 1-1.

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Medvedev out under a lot of pressure in the very first game of the second set. After multiple deuces, he manages to hold with another big serve. His service is rescuing him otherwise this match would have been long over. 1-0

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: And RBA seals the opening set in style! He hits a 187 kmph ace down the tee and wins the first set 6-3 in 33 mins. Very clean set from the Spaniard. He made very few unforced errors and stuck to his game plan.

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Medvedev got into a bit of a hole at 30-all on his serve but wrestled out a hold to keep this set alive. RBA will now serve for the opener in the final at 5-3.

Medvedev just about staying in it at 5-3, but Bautista Agut will now serve for the set

Nikhila Makker from Chennai Another love-hold for RBA who is in complete control of the match so far. 5-2.

Medvedev displaying some powerful tennis, but Agut seems to be having answer to that at the moment. Medvedev wins has to abttle to hold serve while the Spaniard wins a love game. 5-2 to Agut as it stands

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Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Agut breaks! The Spaniard draws first blood in the match and broke serve on his 3rd break point.The #2 seed leads 3-1

Nikhila Makker from Chennai: Bautista Agut holds to love to make it 2-1. He drew Medvedev to the net and then passed him, a strategy that he will be looking to execute often in the match.

2-1 on serve.

Nikhila Makker from Chennai:  Two two service holds by both players to start the final. Medvedev with a very strong opening game, hitting two aces and a forehand winner. The 6'6" Russian has a height advantage on Seres and will have to make full use of it.

Daniil Medvedev wins second game. But Agut holds his serve to lead 2-1

But first up is the men’s singles between Daniil Medvedev of Russia and R Bautista of Spain.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Chennai Open 2017 final. It will be a historic occasion in the men’s doubles final with Rohan Bopanna-Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja-Divij Sharan making it an all-Indian affair.

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