Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna won his third title of the 2015 season and first with new partner Florin Mergea as they lifted the Madrid Open trophy with a win over Nenand Zimonjic and Martin Matkowski on 11th April 2015.
Bopanna and his Romanian partner saved a match point of the fifth seeds 6-2 6-7(5) 11-9 in one hour and 24 minutes in the final of the euro 4,185,405 clay court Masters event. Bopanna had won two titles with Daniel Nestor in Sydney and Dubai at the start of the season before splitting with the Canadian. With Mergea it was his second final, having ended runners-up at the Casablanca event.
They shared euro 247,560 prize money and earned valuable 1000 ranking points each.
Bopanna and Mergea raced to a 4-1 lead and kept the pressure on and earned three set points in the eighth game, converting the third to take first set in a matter of just 23 minutes.
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About Rohan Bopanna:
- He is an Indian professional tennis player.
- He belong to Karnataka.
- He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002.
- He is currently ranked 17th in the world in the doubles rankings
- He is currently ranked 17th in the world in the doubles rankings
- 2013 when he was ranked World No. 3 in the ATP Rankings
- he has been nicknamed the IndoPak Express.
- Bopanna was awarded the renowned Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award in 2010, along with Qureshi.
- He was also awarded the Ekalavya Award by the Government of Karnataka in 2005 for his achievements on court.
Nuts and Bolts of Karnatka
- Capital: Bengaluru
- Language : Kannada
- Bird: Indian Roller
- Dance: Kunitha
Questions:
- To which Country the Madrid Trophy belong to?
- Answer: Spain
- Who is the current owner of the Tournament?
- Answer: Ion Ţiriac
