New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) In a memorable day for Indiantennis, Rohan Bopanna won the Erste Open title in Vienna withPablo Cuevas while the team of Saketh Myneni and Vijay SundarPrashanth clinched the Vietnam Open trophy at the Ho Chi MinhCity.
However, Divij Sharan and his partner Scott Clayton endedrunners-up at the Brest Challenger event in France, preventingwhat could have been an incredible as well as uniqueculmination to the week for the Indian players on the circuit.
In Vienna, unseeded Bopanna and Cuevas saved two matchpoints before prevailing 7-6(7) 6-7(4) 11-9 over Sam Querreyand Marcelo Demoliner.
Bopanna and Cuevas were down 7-9 in the deciding supertie-breaker but saved both the match points to win the title.
It was third title of the season for Bopanna, having wonChennai Open (with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan) and Monte CarloMasters (with Cuevas).
In Vietnam, the unseeded Indian pair of Myneni and VijayPrashanth quelled the challenge of the Japanese combination ofGo Soeda and Ben Mclachlan 7-6(3) 7-6(5) in the summit clashof the USD 50,000 event.
It was first title of the season for Myneni and maidenChallenger level trophy for Prashanth.
"It was a great week. We combined well and enjoyedourselves. I still feel I have something left in singles butdefinitely I will focus on doubles too," Prashanth told PTI.
Myneni, who has missed most part of the season due toinjuries and has slipped to 724 in singles, was also asked ifhe would shift focus on doubles but he responded with acryptic reply.
"Still the same plan as before, nothing has changed withme," he said, indicating that he still have singles in mind.
Divij Sharan and his British partner Scott Clayton endedrunners-up at the Brest Challenger following a 4-6 5-7 defeatagainst Sander Arends and Antonio Sancic.
After losing the opening set, Sharan and Clayton led thesecond set 5-3 but lost four games in a row to lose the titleclash.
It was second consecutive final for Sharan, having wonthe European Open (ATP 250 event) with Scott Lipsky last weekin Antwerp, Belgium. PTI AT KHSKHS.
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