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This is an archive article published on August 2, 2007
Bopanna shocked
suffered a shocking first-round defeat against Swiss qualifier Michel Kratochvil in the singles event of the 125,000 ATP Challenger Series in Segovia, Spain. Bopanna lost 3-6, 3-6 in the hard court event yesterday.
8226; Rohan Bopanna suffered a shocking first-round defeat against Swiss qualifier Michel Kratochvil in the singles event of the 125,000 ATP Challenger Series in Segovia, Spain. Bopanna lost 3-6, 3-6 in the hard court event yesterday.
The Indian would now look forward to repeat his last two week8217;s successes in the doubles event, playing alongside Pakistan8217;s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
The duo went on to win doubles titles at Manchester and Nottingham in the last two weeks. The third seed Indo-Pak pair have advanced to the quarter finals here.
Among other Indians in the fray, Mustafa Ghouse and his German partner, Frank Moser, survived a scare from wildcards Guillermo Alcaide and Oscar Burrieza to enter the quarter finals. Ghouse and Moser beat the Spaniards 2-6, 7-5, 10-6. They will now be up against Kratochvil and Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.
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