Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were off to an excellent start in the London Olympics Men's Doubles tournament as they won a close match to qualify for the Pre Quarter Finals.
Bhupathi and Bopanna beat Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury 7-6, 6-7, 8-6 in a match which last for 2 and a half hours. Bhupathi and Bopanna were stretched to the limits by Mirnyi and Bury and the Indian pair had to display every skill of theirs to win the match.
All the three sets went down to the wire, but eventually Bhupathi and Bopanna ended on the winning side. Bhupathi and Bopanna will now play the French pair of Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet in the Pre Quarters on Tuesday.
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