Bopanna-Qureshi go down

Qureshi rarely attempts the lob; on a crucial break-point in the 11th game of the second set he gave into one. Bopanna swished wide at a backhand in the next game, while Nieminen and Lindstedt were better organised for the net-exchanges. Still, pushing both sets into tie-breaks Rohan Bopanna wowed the crowd with some down-the-line winners, and Qureshi when unhurried at the crowded net left his supporters gushing over a back-hand volley.

As the straightest of backs hunched in anxiety in the stadium, Bopanna-Qureshi went down fighting. It was the third disappointment for Bopanna, who had gone down in another thriller in last edition8217;s final in the company of Mustafa Ghouse.

The Scandinavians who have earlier beaten the Bryan twins and Michael Llodra-Arnaud Clement, though without much success in the final, picked their first Tour title. 8220;It feels better to win with a good friend. And I appreciate that he stuck around though its not great preparation for his next event in Tokyo,8221; said Lindstedt later.