Bopanna-Ramkumar cruise into final

Adelaide, January 8

India’s Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan upstaged fourth-seeded Tomislav Brkic and Santiago Gonzalez in straight sets to reach the final of the Adelaide International here today.

The unseeded Indian duo ousted the Bosnian-Mexican duo 6-2 6-4 in the doubles semifinals.

The Indians will now lock horns with top seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Brazilian Marcelo Melo in the summit clash of the of the ATP 250 event.

It will be an interesting match as the 41-year-old Bopanna and Dodig have often paired up together, the most recent being the US Open in September when the duo was knocked out in the third round.

Bopanna and Ramkumar, who have paired up for the first time on the ATP tour, have enjoyed a good week so far. — PTI