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“Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna claimed their first ever ATP Masters crown in Paris when they crushed France’s Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut in a one-sided final on Sunday.”
**PARIS, France - Pakistan’s No 1 tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India’s Rohan Bopanna claimed their first ever ATP Masters crown when they crushed France’s Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut in a one-sided final on Sunday.
**Both Aisam and Bopanna were in full flow in a final that just lasted for 65 minutes as they raced to a 6-2, 6-4 triumph in the Paris Masters final in the French capital to bag their third title of the season. Before Sunday’s title-winning triumph, the Aisam-Bopanna duo had won the Gerry Weber Open at Halle and the Stockholm Open.
Ranked seventh in the world doubles rankings, Aisam and Bopanna had already qualified for the year-ending ATP Masters finale to be played in London later this month. The Paris win gave the pair 1000 ranking points and a prize purse of 134,500 euros.
Benneteau and Mahut, who had shocked top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan en route to the final, managed to put up a better show in the second set but failed to stop their rampaging opponents from winning the title. Both the pairs were locked in a close battle in second set and at one stage were locked at 4-4.
But the Indo-Pak team broke Mahut when the Frenchman committed his second double fault in the ninth game, sixth overall, to offer a break chance. Aisam and Bopanna then served out the match in the next game after facing a few anxious moments. The result should come as a huge morale-booster for Aisam and Bopanna in the lead up to the London finale where the duo will be competing for the first time.
**“We’ve been working hard and hopefully will produce more positive results in the future,” **said Aisam, who together with Bopanna, reached the final of the US Open men’s doubles event last year. Aisam and Bopanna – regarded among leading sport stars in the subcontinent - are also campaigning for peace between Pakistan and India.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/11/aisam-bopanna-tennis-duo-lifts-paris-crown/
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