Madrid Open: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden recover from a set down to reach men's doubles final

Madrid: Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden came back from a set down to beat Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin and reach the men’s doubles final at the Madrid Open. The 43-year-old Bopanna and Ebden, 35, defeated eighth seeds Gonzalez and Roger-Vasselin 5-7 7-6(3) 10-4 to reach their second ATP Masters 1000 final of the season. The Indo-Australian pair, seeded seventh, won four of the seven return points in the tie breaker in the Spanish capital on Thursday.

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Indo-Australian 🎾 duo of @rohanbopanna & Matthew Ebden storm into Madrid Open Finals after defeating 🇲🇽's Gonzalez & 🇫🇷's Vasselin 5-7,7-6 & 10-4!

This will also be Bopanna's 3⃣rd Finals at the event 🤩

Best wishes for the finals👏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/G9Y4LJX1V7

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) May 4, 2023

The two will now take on the unseeded Russian pair of Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, in the final on Saturday. Khachanov and Rublev defeated the reigning French Open champions Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-4 6-4 in the second semi-final. Bopanna had scripted history in March as he became the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion when he and Ebden won the BNP Paribas Open. Having also won the Qatar Open in February, the duo, which has risen to number one in ATP Live Doubles Teams Rankings, is now aiming for its third title of the season. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.